Питер

Russian

Etymology 1

Clipping of Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg). From Dutch Pieter, the petname used in reference to the Russian tsar Peter the Great, the founder of Saint Petersburg .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲitʲɪr]

Proper noun

Пи́тер (Píter) m inan (genitive Пи́тера)

  1. (informal) Saint Petersburg
  2. (Soviet Union, informal) Leningrad; (1914-1924) Petrograd
Declension

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Peter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲitɨr] (phonetic respelling: Пи́тэр)
  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲitʲɪr]

Proper noun

Пи́тер (Pítɛr, Píter) m anim (genitive Пи́тера, nominative plural Пи́теры, genitive plural Пи́теров)

  1. Peter (English given name)
Declension
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