proper noun · femininefirst declension
Borūssia
Borūssia f sg (genitive Borūssiae)
Classical[bɔˈruːs.si.a]Ecclesiastical[boˈrus.si.a]
Meaning
- historicalPrussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)
- historicalPrussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a federal state of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947, mostly in areas now part of Germany, Poland and Russia)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Borūssia | — |
| genitive | Borūssiae | — |
| dative | Borūssiae | — |
| accusative | Borūssiam | — |
| ablative | Borūssiā | — |
| vocative | Borūssia | — |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Borūssia From Borūssī + -ia.