Phrase guide

Old Prussian

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

An extinct Baltic language, once spoken by the Old Prussians, the indigenous peoples of the historical region of Prussia (now north-eastern Poland, the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia and Lithuania).

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of the Baltic tribe that historically inhabited Prussia; a Baltic Prussian.

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noun

Meaning 4

a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Baltic, Baltic language

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: pruština — of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • Finnish: muinaispreussilainen — of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • German: altpreußisch — of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • Latvian: prūšu — of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • Polish: staropruski — of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • Russian: прусский (prusskij) — of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • Armenian: պրուսերեն (pruseren) — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古普魯士語 /古普鲁士语 — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普魯士語 /普鲁士语 (Pǔlǔshìyǔ) — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Danish: gammelpreussisk — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Dutch: Oudpruisisch — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Finnish: muinaispreussi — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • French: vieux prussien — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Galician: prusiano antigo — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • German: Altpreußisch — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Portuguese: prussiano antigo — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Scots: Auld Proushie — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Spanish: prusiano antiguo — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Swedish: fornpreussiska — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Ukrainian: пруська мова (prusʹka mova) — the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • German: Pruße — member of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
  • German: Prußin — member of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
  • Japanese: プルーセン (Purūsen) — member of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
  • Latvian: prūsis — member of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
  • Latvian: prūse — member of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia