proper noun · femininefirst declension
Prūssia
Prūssia f sg (genitive Prūssiae)
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 | Prūssia | — |
| genitive | Prūssiae | — |
| dative | Prūssiae | — |
| accusative | Prūssiam | — |
| ablative | Prūssiā | — |
| vocative | Prūssia | — |
| locative | Prūssiae | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Middle High German Prūzin; contrast with Borussia, instead taken from the local endonym. Both words are eventually descended from Proto-Baltic *Prūsai.