Perth

English

Etymology

From a Pictish term meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (“oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɜːθ/
• IPA^(key): /pɝθ/

• Audio (AUS):

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Proper noun

Perth

1. A city in Perthshire, Scotland.
2. The capital and largest city in Western Australia.
3. A town in Ontario, Canada.
4. A town in Tasmania, Australia.
5. A river in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, a tributary of the Whataroa.
6. A locale in the United States.
   1. A town in New York.
   2. A city in North Dakota.
   3. An unincorporated community in Delaware.
   4. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
   5. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
   6. An unincorporated community in Minnesota.
7. A Scottish earldom.

Derived terms

• Perth Amboy
• Perth and Kinross
• Perthshire

Translations

city in Scotland

• Arabic: بِيرْث m (birṯ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 佩斯 (Pèisī), 珀斯 (zh) (Pòsī), 柏斯 (Bòsī)

• Finnish: Perth
• French: Perth (fr)
• German: Perth (de)
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• Japanese: パース (Pāsu)
• Korean: 퍼스 (ko) (Peoseu)
• Polish: Perth (pl) n
• Portuguese: Perth f
• Russian: Перт (ru) m (Pɛrt), Перт (ru) m (Pert)
• Scottish Gaelic: Peairt

city in Western Australia

• Arabic: بِيرْث m (birṯ)
• Armenian: Պերտ (Pert)
• Belarusian: Перт m (Pjert)
• Bulgarian: Пърт m (Pǎrt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 佩斯 (Pèisī), 珀斯 (zh) (Pòsī), 柏斯 (Bòsī)

• Esperanto: Perto
• Finnish: Perth
• French: Perth (fr)
• Georgian: პერთი (ṗerti)
• German: Perth (de) n
• Greek: Περθ n (Perth)
• Hebrew: פרת'
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• Hindi: पर्थ (parth)
• Japanese: パース (Pāsu)
• Korean: 퍼스 (ko) (peoseu)
• Macedonian: Перт m (Pert)
• Nhanda: parata
• Persian: پرث (pers)
• Polish: Perth (pl) n
• Portuguese: Perth f
• Russian: Перт (ru) m (Pɛrt), Перт (ru) m (Pert)
• Spanish: Perth m
• Thai: เพิร์ท (pêrt)
• Ukrainian: Перт m (Pert)
• Vietnamese: Perth

Anagrams

• therp

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Finnish

Proper noun

Perth

1. Perth (any place called Perth in English)

Declension

in Perth = Perthissä (inessive)

Inflection of Perth (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Perth	—
genitive		Perthin	—
partitive		Perthiä	—
illative		Perthiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Perth	—
accusative	nom.	Perth	—
	gen.	Perthin
genitive		Perthin	—
partitive		Perthiä	—
inessive		Perthissä	—
elative		Perthistä	—
illative		Perthiin	—
adessive		Perthillä	—
ablative		Perthiltä	—
allative		Perthille	—
essive		Perthinä	—
translative		Perthiksi	—
abessive		Perthittä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Perth (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Perthini — accusative nom. Perthini — gen. Perthini genitive Perthini — partitive Perthiäni — inessive Perthissäni — elative Perthistäni — illative Perthiini — adessive Perthilläni — ablative Perthiltäni — allative Perthilleni — essive Perthinäni — translative Perthikseni — abessive Perthittäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Perthisi — accusative nom. Perthisi — gen. Perthisi genitive Perthisi — partitive Perthiäsi — inessive Perthissäsi — elative Perthistäsi — illative Perthiisi — adessive Perthilläsi — ablative Perthiltäsi — allative Perthillesi — essive Perthinäsi — translative Perthiksesi — abessive Perthittäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Perthimme — accusative nom. Perthimme — gen. Perthimme genitive Perthimme — partitive Perthiämme — inessive Perthissämme — elative Perthistämme — illative Perthiimme — adessive Perthillämme — ablative Perthiltämme — allative Perthillemme — essive Perthinämme — translative Perthiksemme — abessive Perthittämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Perthinne — accusative nom. Perthinne — gen. Perthinne genitive Perthinne — partitive Perthiänne — inessive Perthissänne — elative Perthistänne — illative Perthiinne — adessive Perthillänne — ablative Perthiltänne — allative Perthillenne — essive Perthinänne — translative Perthiksenne — abessive Perthittänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Perthinsä — accusative nom. Perthinsä — gen. Perthinsä genitive Perthinsä — partitive Perthiään Perthiänsä — inessive Perthissään Perthissänsä — elative Perthistään Perthistänsä — illative Perthiinsä — adessive Perthillään Perthillänsä — ablative Perthiltään Perthiltänsä — allative Perthilleen Perthillensä — essive Perthinään Perthinänsä — translative Perthikseen Perthiksensä — abessive Perthittään Perthittänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

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French

Proper noun

Perth ?

1. Perth (in Australia)
2. Perth (in Scotland)

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Perth f

1. Perth (a city in Western Australia, Australia)
2. Perth (a city in Scotland)