Old Prussian

noun

a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss

Old Prussia www.savenkeep.com Looking for Old Prussia? Find All You Need Here!

Origin:
1870–75

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To Old Prussian

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Old Prussian is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Collins

World English Dictionary

Old Prussian

—n
	the former language of the non-German Prussians, belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family: extinct by 1700

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com

Searching for Old Prussian?
How many words do you actually know?

FIND OUT

Matching Quote

"I was only one woman alone, and had no power to move to action full-fed, sleek- coated, ease-loving, pleasure-seeking, well-paid, and well-placed countrymen in this war- trampled, dead, old land, each one afraid that he should be called upon to do something."

-Clara Barton