Petra

See also petra

English

Etymology 1

A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra "stone"; came into regular use in the nineteenth century.

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Peta
• Petronella

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Petra (cs) f
• Dutch: Petra (nl)
• German: Petra (de) f

• Hungarian: Petra (hu)
• Macedonian: Петра (mk) (Pétra)

Etymology 2

From Greek πέτρα (rock)

Proper noun

Petra

1. an archeological site in Jordan, designated as World Heritage Site

Anagrams

• apert, apter, pater, prate, preta, repat, taper, trape

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Czech

Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name, cognate to Petra

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Danish

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name, feminine of Peter.

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from German or Swedish Petra in the 20th century. Sometimes associated with dialectal Finnish petra (“deer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpetrɑ]
• Hyphenation: Pet‧ra

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name.

Declension

Declension of Petra (type kala) singular plural nominative Petra Petrat genitive Petran Petrojen Petrain1 partitive Petraa Petroja accusative Petra Petran Petrat 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 1) Rare.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpeːtʀa/

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name, feminine form of Peter.

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Latin

Proper noun

Petra (genitive Petrae); f, first declension

1. A place name.
2. A post-classical female given name, the feminine form of Petrus.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Petra	Petrae
genitive	Petrae	Petrārum
dative	Petrae	Petrīs
accusative	Petram	Petrās
ablative	Petrā	Petrīs
vocative	Petra	Petrae

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name, feminine form of Peter.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name, feminine form of Peter.