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proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Prūsiās

Prūsiās m sg (genitive Prūsiae)
Classical[ˈpruː.si.aːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpruː.s̬i.as]

Meaning

  1. The name of various kings of Bithynia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePrūsiās—
genitivePrūsiae—
dativePrūsiae—
accusativePrūsiān—
ablativePrūsiā—
vocativePrūsiā—

Prūsĭas, ae, and Prūsĭa, ae, m., = Προυσίας,
I. a king of Bithynia, who hospitably received Hannibal, but afterwards betrayed him to the Romans, Cic. Div. 2, 24, 52; Nep. Hann. 10, 1; Just. 32, 4, 2; Liv. 37, 25; Val. Max. 3, 7, 6 ext.—Form Prusia, Liv. 29, 12, 14.—Hence,
A. Prūsĭăcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Prusias, Prusiacan: orae, i. e. his kingdom, Sil. 13, 888.—
B. Prūsĭădes, ae, m., a male descendant of (an older) Prusias, a Prusiade, applied to king Prusias himself, Varr. ap. Non. 345, 23.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προυσίας (Prousías).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPrusiasPrusias (Προυσίας, Prusias). 1. From a passage of Strabo (xii. p.564) it would appear that there was a Prusias, king of Bithynia, as early as the time…

Quick answers

What does Prūsiās mean in Latin?
Prūsiās, a proper noun, means “The name of various kings of Bithynia”.
What is the genitive of Prūsiās?
The genitive singular is Prūsiae. Prūsiās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Prūsiās?
In classical Latin, [ˈpruː.si.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpruː.s̬i.as].