Old Prussian
Old Prussian adjective: of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.
Adjective
Old Prussian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.
Proper noun
Old Prussian
- 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).
Noun
Old Prussian (plural Old Prussians)
- A member of the Baltic tribe that historically inhabited Prussia; a Baltic Prussian.
Forms of Old Prussian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative abbreviation | OPr. |
| alternative abbreviation | OPruss |
| Noun | |
| plural | Old Prussians |
Questions about Old Prussian
- What does Old Prussian mean?
- Old Prussian means of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.
- What part of speech is Old Prussian?
- Old Prussian can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
Words near Old Prussian in the dictionary
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