Petra

See also: petra

English

Etymology 1

A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (“stone”); came into regular use in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Related terms

• Peta
• Petronella

Translations

female given name

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

• Greek: Πετρούλα (el) (Petroúla)
• Hungarian: Petra (hu)
• Macedonian: Петра (mk) (Petra)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).

Proper noun

Petra

1. An ancient city and archaelogical site in Jordan.
2. An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
3. A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
4. An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
5. An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
6. A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia, Greece.
7. A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean administrative region, Greece.
8. A modern former municipality of Pieria, Central Macedonia administrative region, Greece.
9. A modern village in Preveza, Epirus administrative region, Greece.
10. A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
11. A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
12. A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
13. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.

Anagrams

• Peart, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛtra]
• Rhymes: -ɛtra

Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Further reading

• Petra in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• Petra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Danish

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.traː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Pe‧tra

Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

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Faroese

Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Petra: Petruson
• daughter of Petra: Petrudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Petra
Accusative	Petru
Dative	Petru
Genitive	Petru

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpetrɑ/, [ˈpe̞t̪rɑ]
• Rhymes: -etrɑ
• Syllabification: Pet‧ra

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Declension

Inflection of Petra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Petrani	Petramme
2nd person	Petrasi	Petranne
3rd person	Petransa

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːtʀa/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

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Latin

Proper noun

Petra f sg (genitive Petrae); first declension

1. Petra, Petra in Aegypto (an ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopic in Roman Egypt)
2. Petra (a medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri)
3. Petra (an ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece)
4. Petra (an ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece)
5. A post-classical female given name, masculine equivalent Petrus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Petra
Genitive	Petrae
Dative	Petrae
Accusative	Petram
Ablative	Petrā
Vocative	Petra
Locative	Petrae

References

• Petra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Petra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtra/

Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petry, nominative plural Petry) declension pattern žena

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Declension

Declension of Petra

	singular	plural
nominative	Petra	Petry
genitive	Petry	Petier
dative	Petre	Petrám
accusative	Petru	Petry
locative	Petre	Petrách
instrumental	Petrou	Petrami

Derived terms

• Peťka

Further reading

• Petra in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Swedish

Proper noun

Petra c (genitive Petras)

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

Anagrams

• paret, petar, repat