Petur

See also: Pétur and Pætur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰeːʰtʊɹ]

Proper noun

Petur m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Petur: Petursson
• daughter Petur: Petursdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Petur
Accusative	Petur
Dative	Peturi
Genitive	Peturs

Alternative forms

• Per, Pætur

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Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲedur/

Proper noun

Petur m (genitive Petair)

1. Peter (apostle)
   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 18^d12

     Petur et Iacób et Iohain

     Peter and James and John

Descendants

• Irish: Peadar
• Manx: Peddyr
• Scottish Gaelic: Peadar

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Petur	Phetur or unchanged	Petur pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.