petra

See also Petra

English

Noun

petra

1. stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
   • 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 209:

     Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone.

Anagrams

• apert
• apter
• pater
• prate
• taper
• trape

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Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpe.tʁa/

Pronoun

petra

1. what?

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Finnish

Noun

petra

1. (dialectal) Same as peura.

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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Latin

Etymology

A late borrowing from Ancient Greek πέτρα (petra, “stone, rock”).

Noun

petra (genitive petrae); f, first declension

1. stone, rock

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	petra	petrae
genitive	petrae	petrārum
dative	petrae	petrīs
accusative	petram	petrās
ablative	petrā	petrīs
vocative	petra	petrae

Derived terms

• Petrus
• sāl petrae, sāl petræ (stone salt; possibly "salt of Petra")

Descendants

Anglo-Norman: piere Aromanian: chiatrã Catalan: pedra French: pierre Friulian: piere Galician: pedra Italian: pietra

Occitan: pèira Portuguese: pedra Romanian: piatră Sicilian: petra Sardinian: pedra Spanish: piedra