Preußen

See also: Preussen

German

Alternative forms

  • Preussen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
  • Preüſſen, Preuſſen (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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

  1. (chiefly historical) Prussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)
  2. (historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)
  3. 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.
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Declension
Declension of Preußen [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Preußen
genitive des Preußens, Preußen1
dative dem Preußen
accusative das Preußen

1Optionally with an article.

Meronyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Japanese: プロイセン (Puroisen)
  • → Korean: 프로이센 (peuroisen)

Etymology 2

Inflection forms of Preuße.

Noun

Preußen m

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

Further reading

  • “Preußen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Preußen” in Duden online
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