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German
- Preussen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
- Preuſſen (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German Prūzin, ultimately from Proto-Baltic *Prūsai.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Preußen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Preußens, plural (rare) Preußen)
- 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)
Derived terms
Noun
Preußen
- form of Preuße
Further reading
- “Preußen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Preußen” in Duden online