Low Prussian

proper noun

A dialect of East Low German that developed in Prussia (West Prussia, Danzig and parts of East Prussia), influenced to some extent by Dutch as well as Baltic and Slavic languages, after 1945 spoken among the expellee community in Germany, now all but extinct, except in the form of its daughter dialect of Plautdietsch.

OriginGerman Niederpreußisch →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A dialect of East Low German that developed in Prussia (West Prussia, Danzig and parts of East Prussia), influenced to some extent by Dutch as well as Baltic and Slavic languages, after 1945 spoken among the expellee community in Germany, now all but extinct, except in the form of its daughter dialect of Plautdietsch.

Origin

  1. GermanNiederpreußisch
  2. EnglishLow Prussian

Calque of German Niederpreußisch.

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Translations

French bas-prussien
  • bas-prussienTranslations
German Niederpreußisch
  • NiederpreußischTranslations
Polish dialekt dolnopruski
  • dialekt dolnopruskiTranslations
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APA

Low Prussian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Low%20Prussian

MLA

“Low Prussian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Low%20Prussian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Low Prussian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Low%20Prussian.

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