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)
• Faroese: Petra f
• German: Petra (de) f

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

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Petra

1. An ancient city in Jordan, now an archeological site.
2. A medieval fortified town in Lazica

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, cognate to 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, feminine of Peter.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name.

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Faroese

Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpetrɑ]
• Hyphenation: Pet‧ra

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name.

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

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːtʀa/

Proper noun

Petra

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

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Latin

Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petrae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

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

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, feminine form of Peter.

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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, cognate to 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, feminine form of Peter.