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
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• 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 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, equivalent to English Petra

Further reading

• Template:R:KNLA
• Template:R:SSJC

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Danish

Proper noun

Petra

1. a female given name, feminine of Peter.

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Dutch

Etymology

Counterpart of Peter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.traː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Pe‧tra

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/, [ˈpe̞t̪rɑ̝]
• 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 Petrain rare
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
abessive		Petratta	Petroitta
instructive		—	Petroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Petra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Petrani Petrani accusative nom. Petrani Petrani gen. Petrani genitive Petrani Petrojeni Petraini rare partitive Petraani Petrojani inessive Petrassani Petroissani elative Petrastani Petroistani illative Petraani Petroihini adessive Petrallani Petroillani ablative Petraltani Petroiltani allative Petralleni Petroilleni essive Petranani Petroinani translative Petrakseni Petroikseni abessive Petrattani Petroittani instructive — — comitative — Petroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Petrasi Petrasi accusative nom. Petrasi Petrasi gen. Petrasi genitive Petrasi Petrojesi Petraisi rare partitive Petraasi Petrojasi inessive Petrassasi Petroissasi elative Petrastasi Petroistasi illative Petraasi Petroihisi adessive Petrallasi Petroillasi ablative Petraltasi Petroiltasi allative Petrallesi Petroillesi essive Petranasi Petroinasi translative Petraksesi Petroiksesi abessive Petrattasi Petroittasi instructive — — comitative — Petroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Petramme Petramme accusative nom. Petramme Petramme gen. Petramme genitive Petramme Petrojemme Petraimme rare partitive Petraamme Petrojamme inessive Petrassamme Petroissamme elative Petrastamme Petroistamme illative Petraamme Petroihimme adessive Petrallamme Petroillamme ablative Petraltamme Petroiltamme allative Petrallemme Petroillemme essive Petranamme Petroinamme translative Petraksemme Petroiksemme abessive Petrattamme Petroittamme instructive — — comitative — Petroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Petranne Petranne accusative nom. Petranne Petranne gen. Petranne genitive Petranne Petrojenne Petrainne rare partitive Petraanne Petrojanne inessive Petrassanne Petroissanne elative Petrastanne Petroistanne illative Petraanne Petroihinne adessive Petrallanne Petroillanne ablative Petraltanne Petroiltanne allative Petrallenne Petroillenne essive Petrananne Petroinanne translative Petraksenne Petroiksenne abessive Petrattanne Petroittanne instructive — — comitative — Petroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Petransa Petransa accusative nom. Petransa Petransa gen. Petransa genitive Petransa Petrojensa Petrainsa rare partitive Petraansa Petrojaan Petrojansa inessive Petrassaan Petrassansa Petroissaan Petroissansa elative Petrastaan Petrastansa Petroistaan Petroistansa illative Petraansa Petroihinsa adessive Petrallaan Petrallansa Petroillaan Petroillansa ablative Petraltaan Petraltansa Petroiltaan Petroiltansa allative Petralleen Petrallensa Petroilleen Petroillensa essive Petranaan Petranansa Petroinaan Petroinansa translative Petrakseen Petraksensa Petroikseen Petroiksensa abessive Petrattaan Petrattansa Petroittaan Petroittansa instructive — — comitative — Petroineen Petroinensa

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːtʀa/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Petra

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

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Latin

Proper noun

Petra f sg (genitive Petrae); first declension

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

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtra/

Proper noun

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

1. a female given name, 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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Swedish

Proper noun

Petra c (genitive Petras)

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

Anagrams

• paret, petar, repat