Old Prussian

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.

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Meanings

adjectiveOld Prussian (not comparable)

alternative abbreviation OPr. · alternative abbreviation OPruss

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.
proper noun

alternative abbreviation OPr. · alternative abbreviation OPruss

  1. 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).
nounOld Prussian (plural Old Prussians)

plural Old Prussians · alternative abbreviation OPr. · alternative abbreviation OPruss

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 古普魯士語 /古普鲁士语, 普魯士語 /普鲁士语
  • 古普魯士語 /古普鲁士语the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • 普魯士語 /普鲁士语 (Pǔlǔshìyǔ)the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
Czech pruština
  • pruštinaof or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
Danish gammelpreussisk
  • gammelpreussiskthe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
Dutch Oudpruisisch
  • Oudpruisischthe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
Finnish muinaispreussilainen, muinaispreussi
  • muinaispreussilainenof or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • muinaispreussithe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
French vieux prussien
  • vieux prussienthe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
German altpreußisch, Altpreußisch
  • altpreußischof or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • Altpreußischthe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Prußemember of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
  • Prußinmember of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
Japanese プルーセン
  • プルーセン (Purūsen)member of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
Latvian prūšu, prūsis
  • prūšuof or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • prūsismember of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
  • prūsemember of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
Polish pruski, staropruski
  • pruskiof or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • staropruskiof or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
  • język pruskithe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
  • Prusmember of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia
Portuguese prussiano antigo
  • prussiano antigothe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
Russian прусский
  • прусский (prusskij)of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people
Spanish prusiano antiguo
  • prusiano antiguothe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
Swedish fornpreussiska
  • fornpreussiskathe Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
Ukrainian пруська мова
  • пруська мова (prusʹka mova)the Old Prussian language — see also Prussian
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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