Preussen

See also: Preußen

English

Etymology

From German Preußen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɔɪsən/

Proper noun

Preussen

1. (uncommon) The German state of Prussia. [most common between 1850–1900]
   • 1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:

     the hypochondriac Duke of Preussen’s daughters

Anagrams

• pureness

German

Proper noun

Preussen n (proper noun, genitive Preussens or (optionally with an article) Preussen)

1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of 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)

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Preussen

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From German Preußen.

Proper noun

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)

Related terms

• prøysser
• prøyssisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Preussen

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From German Preußen.

Proper noun

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)

Related terms

• prøyssar
• prøyssisk

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Preußen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹prɔjsɛn/, [¹prɔjːs̪ən̪]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Preuss‧en

Proper noun

Preussen n (genitive Preussens)

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)

Related terms

• preussisk (also preusk, prusk, prysk, pryske, pryssisk)
• preussare (also pryss, preusser, prusser, prysse)
• preussiska
• preusseri

References

• Preussen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)