Petra
See also: petra
English
Etymology 1
A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (“stone”); came into regular use in the 19th century.
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).
Proper noun
Petra
- An ancient city in Jordan, now an archeological site.
- A medieval fortified town in Lazica.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɛtra]
- Rhymes: -ɛtra
Danish
Faroese
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Petra: Petruson
- daughter of Petra: Petrudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Petra |
Accusative | Petru |
Dative | Petru |
Genitive | Petru |
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from German or Swedish Petra in the 20th century. Sometimes associated with dialectal Finnish petra (“deer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpetrɑ]
- Hyphenation: Pet‧ra
Declension
Inflection of Petra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | Petra | Petrat | |
genitive | Petran | Petrojen | |
partitive | Petraa | Petroja | |
illative | Petraan | Petroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Petra | Petrat | |
accusative | nom. | Petra | Petrat |
gen. | Petran | ||
genitive | Petran | Petrojen Petrainrare | |
partitive | Petraa | Petroja | |
inessive | Petrassa | Petroissa | |
elative | Petrasta | Petroista | |
illative | Petraan | Petroihin | |
adessive | Petralla | Petroilla | |
ablative | Petralta | Petroilta | |
allative | Petralle | Petroille | |
essive | Petrana | Petroina | |
translative | Petraksi | Petroiksi | |
instructive | — | Petroin | |
abessive | Petratta | Petroitta | |
comitative | — | Petroineen |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeːtʀa/
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Latin
Proper noun
Petra f (genitive Petrae); first declension
- A place name.
- A post-classical female given name, the feminine form of Petrus.
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Petra |
Genitive | Petrae |
Dative | Petrae |
Accusative | Petram |
Ablative | Petrā |
Vocative | Petra |
References
- Petra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Norwegian
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛtra/
Proper noun
Petra f (genitive Petry, nominative plural Petry) declension pattern žena
- A female given name, cognate to Petra
Declension
Derived terms
- Peťka
Swedish
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