Prus

Borrowed from Polish Prus.

Prus (plural Pruses)

1. A surname from Polish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Prus is the 34149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 665 individuals. Prus is most common among White (97.14%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Prus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Spur, purs, spur, surp

• IPA^(key): [ˈprus]
• Rhymes: -us

Prus m anim

1. Prussian (person)

• “Prus”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Prus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Prus”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈprus/

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• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: Prus

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Prus m pers

1. (historical) Old Prussian (member of a Baltic ethnic group native to Prussia)

Prus m pers

1. a male surname

Prus f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Prus nvir pl

1. genitive plural of Prusy

• Prus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Prus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Prus”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

• IPA^(key): /prûs/

Prȕs m anim (Cyrillic spelling Пру̏с)

1. Prussian (person)