Petra
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (“stone”); came into regular use in the 19th century.
Proper noun[edit]
Petra
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
female given name
Etymology 2[edit]
From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).
Proper noun[edit]
Petra
- An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
- An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
- A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
- An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
- An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
- A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia, Greece.
- A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean administrative region, Greece.
- A modern former municipality of Pieria, Central Macedonia administrative region, Greece.
- A modern village in Preveza, Epirus administrative region, Greece.
- A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
- A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
- A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
- An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
Translations[edit]
an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan
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Anagrams[edit]
- Peart, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra f
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra
Further reading[edit]
- Petra in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- Petra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra f
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra f
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra
Usage notes[edit]
Matronymics
- son of Petra: Petruson
- daughter of Petra: Petrudóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Petra |
Accusative | Petru |
Dative | Petru |
Genitive | Petru |
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Petra or Swedish Petra in the 20th century. Sometimes associated with dialectal Finnish petra (“deer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Petra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Possessive forms of Petra (type kala) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Petrani | Petramme |
2nd person | Petrasi | Petranne |
3rd person | Petransa |
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra f (genitive Petras or Petra)
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, Petrus, equivalent to English Petra
Latin[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra f sg (genitive Petrae); first declension
- Petra, Petra in Aegypto (an ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopic in Roman Egypt)
- Petra (a medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri)
- Petra (an ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece)
- Petra (an ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece)
- A post-classical female given name, masculine equivalent Petrus
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Petra |
Genitive | Petrae |
Dative | Petrae |
Accusative | Petram |
Ablative | Petrā |
Vocative | Petra |
Locative | Petrae |
References[edit]
- “Petra”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Petra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra f (genitive Petry, nominative plural Petry, declension pattern of žena)
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra
Declension[edit]
Declension of Petra
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Petra in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Petra c (genitive Petras)
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra
Anagrams[edit]
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