Petrus

See also: petrus, Petruš, and Petruș

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Petrus.

Proper noun

Petrus

1. Peter (biblical character)

See also

• Pieter

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛtrus]

Proper noun

Petrus m anim (female equivalent Petrusová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Petrus (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Petrus	Petrusové
genitive	Petrusa	Petrusů
dative	Petrusovi	Petrusům
accusative	Petrusa	Petrusy
vocative	Petruse	Petrusové
locative	Petrusovi	Petrusech
instrumental	Petrusem	Petrusy

Further reading

• “Petrus”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

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.

Related terms

• Peter
• Piet
• Pieter

Descendants

• Negerhollands: Pitrus, Petrus

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Petrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpetrus/, [ˈpe̞t̪rus̠]
• Rhymes: -etrus
• Syllabification^(key): Pet‧rus
• Hyphenation^(key): Pet‧rus

Proper noun

Petrus

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Petrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Petrus	Petrukset
genitive		Petruksen	Petrusten Petruksien
partitive		Petrusta	Petruksia
illative		Petrukseen	Petruksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Petrus	Petrukset
accusative	nom.	Petrus	Petrukset
	gen.	Petruksen
genitive		Petruksen	Petrusten Petruksien
partitive		Petrusta	Petruksia
inessive		Petruksessa	Petruksissa
elative		Petruksesta	Petruksista
illative		Petrukseen	Petruksiin
adessive		Petruksella	Petruksilla
ablative		Petrukselta	Petruksilta
allative		Petrukselle	Petruksille
essive		Petruksena	Petruksina
translative		Petrukseksi	Petruksiksi
abessive		Petruksetta	Petruksitta
instructive		—	Petruksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Petrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Petrukseni Petrukseni accusative nom. Petrukseni Petrukseni gen. Petrukseni genitive Petrukseni Petrusteni Petruksieni partitive Petrustani Petruksiani inessive Petruksessani Petruksissani elative Petruksestani Petruksistani illative Petrukseeni Petruksiini adessive Petruksellani Petruksillani ablative Petrukseltani Petruksiltani allative Petrukselleni Petruksilleni essive Petruksenani Petruksinani translative Petruksekseni Petruksikseni abessive Petruksettani Petruksittani instructive — — comitative — Petruksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Petruksesi Petruksesi accusative nom. Petruksesi Petruksesi gen. Petruksesi genitive Petruksesi Petrustesi Petruksiesi partitive Petrustasi Petruksiasi inessive Petruksessasi Petruksissasi elative Petruksestasi Petruksistasi illative Petrukseesi Petruksiisi adessive Petruksellasi Petruksillasi ablative Petrukseltasi Petruksiltasi allative Petruksellesi Petruksillesi essive Petruksenasi Petruksinasi translative Petrukseksesi Petruksiksesi abessive Petruksettasi Petruksittasi instructive — — comitative — Petruksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Petruksemme Petruksemme accusative nom. Petruksemme Petruksemme gen. Petruksemme genitive Petruksemme Petrustemme Petruksiemme partitive Petrustamme Petruksiamme inessive Petruksessamme Petruksissamme elative Petruksestamme Petruksistamme illative Petrukseemme Petruksiimme adessive Petruksellamme Petruksillamme ablative Petrukseltamme Petruksiltamme allative Petruksellemme Petruksillemme essive Petruksenamme Petruksinamme translative Petrukseksemme Petruksiksemme abessive Petruksettamme Petruksittamme instructive — — comitative — Petruksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Petruksenne Petruksenne accusative nom. Petruksenne Petruksenne gen. Petruksenne genitive Petruksenne Petrustenne Petruksienne partitive Petrustanne Petruksianne inessive Petruksessanne Petruksissanne elative Petruksestanne Petruksistanne illative Petrukseenne Petruksiinne adessive Petruksellanne Petruksillanne ablative Petrukseltanne Petruksiltanne allative Petruksellenne Petruksillenne essive Petruksenanne Petruksinanne translative Petrukseksenne Petruksiksenne abessive Petruksettanne Petruksittanne instructive — — comitative — Petruksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Petruksensa Petruksensa accusative nom. Petruksensa Petruksensa gen. Petruksensa genitive Petruksensa Petrustensa Petruksiensa partitive Petrustaan Petrustansa Petruksiaan Petruksiansa inessive Petruksessaan Petruksessansa Petruksissaan Petruksissansa elative Petruksestaan Petruksestansa Petruksistaan Petruksistansa illative Petrukseensa Petruksiinsa adessive Petruksellaan Petruksellansa Petruksillaan Petruksillansa ablative Petrukseltaan Petrukseltansa Petruksiltaan Petruksiltansa allative Petrukselleen Petruksellensa Petruksilleen Petruksillensa essive Petruksenaan Petruksenansa Petruksinaan Petruksinansa translative Petruksekseen Petrukseksensa Petruksikseen Petruksiksensa abessive Petruksettaan Petruksettansa Petruksittaan Petruksittansa instructive — — comitative — Petruksineen Petruksinensa

Statistics

• Petrus is the 380^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 856 male individuals (and as a middle name to 481 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Petrus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (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? (which bible? Luther-Bibel, Einheitsübersetzung, another one?)) 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 quotation)

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtrus/ [ˈpɛt̪̚.rʊs]
• Rhymes: -ɛtrus
• Syllabification: Pet‧rus

Proper noun

Pètrus

1. (biblical) Peter
2. a male given name from Dutch [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Peter

Alternative forms

• petrus

Further reading

• “Petrus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros), borrowed from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ.trʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛː.trus]

Proper noun

Petrus m (genitive Petrī); second declension

1. Peter (biblical character).
   • Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Mattheum 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, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Petrus
genitive	Petrī
dative	Petrō
accusative	Petrum
ablative	Petrō
vocative	Petre

Descendants

• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: Pedru, Perdu, Predu
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: Pedru
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: Pedro, Pero
    • Galician: Pedro
    • Portuguese: Pedro, Pero, Pêro (pre-1990 spelling)
      • → Kariri: Peró
      • → Kimbundu: Petolo
      • → Konkani:

        Devanagari script: पेद्रु (pedru), पेद्रू (pedrū)

        Latin script: Pedru

        Kannada script: ಪೆದ್ರು (pedru)

      • → Old Tupi: Peró, peró
  • Old Spanish:
    • Spanish: Pedro, Pero
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: Pere
  • Occitan: Pèire
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Friulian: Pieri
  • Romansh: Peider
• Gallo-Italic:
  • Ligurian: Pê, Pêo
  • Old Lombard: Petro
    • Lombard: Peder
  • Piedmontese: Pèiro, Pero
• Gallo-Romance:
  • French: Pierre
    • → Venetan: Pier
      • → Italian: Piero
• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: Petru
  • Sicilian: Petru
  • Italian: Pietro

Borrowings:

• Old Czech: Petr
  • Czech: Petr
  • → Old Polish: Piotr, Piotro, Pietr, Pioter, Pieter, Piotyr, Pietyr
    • Polish: Piotr
    • Silesian: Pyjter
    • → Kashubian: Pioter
    • → Slovincian: Pjôter
• Danish: Peter; Peder; Per
• English: Peter
• German: Petrus; Peter
• Old Irish: Petur
  • Irish: Peadar
  • Manx: Peddyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: Peadar
• Scottish Gaelic: Peadrus
• Swedish: Per; Pär

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
   • c. 990, Matthew 8:14-16

     Ðā sē Hǣlend cōm on Petres hūs, þā ġesēah hē his sweġre liċġende, and hriþiġende; and hē æthrān hyre hand, and sē fefor hiġ forlēt: ðā arās hēo and þenode him.

     Then the Savior came to Peter's house, where he saw his mother-in-law lying down, feverish; and he touched her hand, and the fever left her: then she arose and served him.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Petrus.

Proper noun

Petrus c (genitive Petrus, sometimes Petri)

1. Peter (biblical character).
   • 1979, Anders Piltz, “Påven och frågorna [The Pope and the questions]”, in Signum‎^[1], number 9, archived from the original on 4 November 2025:

     Johannes Paulus II firade den 16 oktober ettårsdagen av sitt val till Petri tvåhundrasextiofjärde efterträdare.

     On October 16, John Paul II celebrated the first anniversary of his election as Peter's 264th successor.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Matteusevangeliet [Matthew] 16:18”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 November 2025:

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

     And I tell you that you are Peter, the Rock, and on this rock I will build my church.

2. a male given name (a Latinate variant of the more common Peter and Per)

References

• “Petrus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• strupe