Preußen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Preussen

German

[edit]
German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Alternative forms

[edit]
  • Preussen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
  • Preüſſen, Preuſſen (obsolete)

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔʏ̯sən/, [ˈpʁɔʏ̯.sn̩]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

[edit]

From Middle High German Prūzin, ultimately from Proto-Baltic *Prūsai.

Proper noun

[edit]

Preußen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Preußens, plural (rare) Preußen)

  1. Prussia (European kingdom, later component part of Germany, disbanded 1947)
    • 1526, Chriſtliche verantworttung/ des Durchleüchtigen uñ Hochgebornen Fürſten uñ herrn/ Herrn Albrechten Marggraffen zu Brandenburg/ Hertzogen ynn Preüſſen &c. Auff Herr Dietterichs von Clee Meyſter Deütſch Ordens außgebreyten Druck/ unnd angemoſte verunglympffung:
      Gedruckt unnd außgangen ynn unnſer Statt Königßberg ynn Preüſſen/ am xxix. tag Octobris. Unnd Chriſti unnſers eynichen ſeligmachers geburt fünfftzehen hundert unnd ym ſechßundczwanttzigſten yhar.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]
Derived terms
[edit]
Meronyms
[edit]
[edit]
Descendants
[edit]
  • Japanese: プロイセン (Puroisen)
  • Korean: 프로이센 (peuroisen)

Etymology 2

[edit]

Inflection forms of Preuße.

Noun

[edit]

Preußen m

  1. inflection of Preuße:
    1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
    2. plural

Further reading

[edit]
  • Preußen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Preußen” in Duden online