Petersburg
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Peter + -s- or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough.
Proper noun[edit]
Petersburg
- An independent city in Virginia, United States.
- Various other towns and cities, including:
- A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska.
- A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Pike County, Indiana.
- A small city in Monroe County, Michigan.
- A small city in Nelson County, North Dakota.
- A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.
- A small city in Hale County, Texas.
- A city, the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia.
- A campaign in the American Civil War.
- Alternative form of Saint Petersburg, a federal city of Russia, formerly Leningrad.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as Petersburg in 1899. Named after Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petersburg n
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petersburg m inan
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)
- Synonym: Sankt Petersburg
Declension[edit]
Declension of Petersburg
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petersburg |
| genitive | Petersburga |
| dative | Petersburgowi |
| accusative | Petersburg |
| instrumental | Petersburgiem |
| locative | Petersburgu |
| vocative | Petersburgu |
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
nouns
Further reading[edit]
- Petersburg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Petersburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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