Prussia
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Etymology edit
From New Latin Prūssia, a Latinization used by Peter of Dusburg of a Baltic (Old Prussian, or perhaps Lithuanian or Latvian) autonym. The Proto-Indo-European source of the name is unclear; more at Prussia. Compare the Proto-Balto-Slavic *prus-sk-,[1] whose cognates include Proto-Slavic *prъskati (“to splutter, to splash”), Sanskrit प्रुष्णोति (pruṣṇóti, “to sprinkle”),[1] and thus signifying "watery land".
The Middle English designation for the region, Pruce, derives from the same Latinization and is the source of the terms pruce and spruce.
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Prussia
- (chiefly historical) A geographical area on the Baltic coast of northeastern Europe.
- (historical) A Baltic country located in this area, conquered by the Teutonic Order and ultimately absorbed into Germany.
- (historical) A German province which was originally located in this area but later greatly expanded, and which was the predecessor to and a member of the German Empire; abolished as an administrative unit at the end of the Second World War.
- (countable) A country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".
- 2010, Stephen Kinzer, A Thousand Hills — Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It:
- Sometimes referred to as the “Prussia of Africa,” Rwanda insists on enormous self-discipline from every citizen.
- A township in Adair County, Iowa, United States.
- Former name of Leader, Saskatchewan, changed due to anti-German sentiment in WWI.
Usage notes edit
In the Baltic languages the 'u' is long; it was also long in Middle English, but it has become short in modern English.
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 423
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
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Prussia f
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Latin edit
Proper noun edit
Prūssia f sg (genitive Prūssiae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Prūssia |
Genitive | Prūssiae |
Dative | Prūssiae |
Accusative | Prūssiam |
Ablative | Prūssiā |
Vocative | Prūssia |
Locative | Prūssiae |
Further reading edit
- Prussia on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Prussia f
- Obsolete spelling of Prússia
- 1914, David Lloyd George, A Guerra Europea, Harrison and Sons, page 2:
- Porque é que a Austria e a Prussia não estão cumprindo com a sua parte do contracto ?
- Why are Austria and Prussia not performing the obligations of their bond ?