Petrus

See also: petrus

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Petrus.

Proper noun

Petrus

1. Peter (biblical character)

See also

• Pieter

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא‎ (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.trʏs/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Pe‧trus

Proper noun

Petrus m

1. (biblical) Simon Peter, Cephas (Biblical character, early Christian leader)
2. A male given name, now rare outside baptismal names.

Descendants

• Negerhollands: Pitrus, Petrus

Related terms

• Peter
• Piet
• Pieter

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Petrus.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Petrus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Petri or Petrus' or (with article) Petrus)

1. (biblical) Peter
   • (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) 1985 translation, Bibel, Matthäus 16:18:

     Und ich sage dir auch: Du bist Petrus, und auf diesen Felsen will ich meine Gemeinde bauen.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. A male given name of rare usage, variant of Peter

Related terms

• Petri Heil

Noun

Petrus m

1. (colloquial, dated) large key

Further reading

• “Petrus” in Duden online

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Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtrʊs/
• Hyphenation: pét‧rus

Proper noun

Petrus

1. Peter (biblical character).

Alternative forms

• petrus

Further reading

• “Petrus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛt̪rʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛːt̪rus]

Proper noun

Petrus m (genitive Petrī); second declension

1. Peter (biblical character).
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Matthew 16:18

     Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam.

     You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church.

2. A male given name, equivalent to English Peter.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Petrus	Petrī
Genitive	Petrī	Petrōrum
Dative	Petrō	Petrīs
Accusative	Petrum	Petrōs
Ablative	Petrō	Petrīs
Vocative	Petre	Petrī

Descendants

• Insular romance:
  • Sardinian: Pedru, Perdu, Predu
• Ibero-romance:
  • Asturian: Pedru
  • Spanish: Pedro, Pero
  • Galician: Pedro
  • Portuguese: Pedro
• Occitano-romance:
  • Catalan: Pere
  • Occitan: Pèire
• Rhaeto-romance:
  • Friulian: Pieri
  • Romansch: Peider
• Gallo-italic:
  • Ligurian: Pê, Pêo
  • Lombard: Peder
  • Piedmontese: Pèiro, Pero
• Gallo-romance:
  • French: Pierre
    • → Venetian: Pier
      • → Italian: Piero
• Italo-romance:
  • Sicilian: Petru
  • Italian: Pietro
• German: Petrus; Peter
• Polish: Piotr
• English: Peter

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Old English

Etymology

From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpet.rus/

Proper noun

Petrus m

1. Peter

Declension

Declension of Petrus (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Petrus	—
accusative	Petrus	—
genitive	Petres	—
dative	Petre	—

Descendants

• Middle English: Peter, petir, Petir, petur, petre, peiter
  • English: Peter
  • Scots: Peter
  • Yola: Beedher, Peedher, Peether

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Swedish

Proper noun

Petrus c (genitive Petrus)

1. Peter (biblical character).
   • 1981 translation, Bibeln: Matteus 16:18:

     Och jag säger dig att du är Petrus, Klippan, och på den klippan skall jag bygga min kyrka.

2. A male given name, a latinate variant of the more common Peter and Per.

Anagrams

• strupe