Petrus

German

Proper noun

Petrus

1. Peter (biblical character)
   • 1985 translation, Bibel, Matthäus 16:18:

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

2. A male given name, rare in this form. Standard form: Peter.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛ.trʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpeː.trus]

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 Peter.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Petrus	Petrī
genitive	Petrī	Petrōrum
dative	Petrō	Petrīs
accusative	Petrum	Petrōs
ablative	Petrō	Petrīs
vocative	Petre	Petrī

Descendants

• Asturian: Pedru
• Catalan: Pere
• English: Peter
• French: Pierre
• Friulian: Pieri
• Galician: Pedro
• German: Peter
• Italian: Pietro, Piero
• Occitan: Pèire

• Polish: Piotr
• Portuguese: Pedro
• Romansh: Peider
• Sardinian: Pedru, Perdu, Predu
• Sicilian: Petru
• Spanish: Pedro, Pero
• Venetian: Piero

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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.