Sankta Pætursborg
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Faroese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]sankta (“Saint”) + Pætur (“Peter”) + borg (“castle, town”), from Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg), from German Sankt Petersburg (“Saint Peter's City”), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great.
Proper noun
[edit]- St. Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)
Declension
[edit]| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Sankta Pætursborg |
| Accusative | Sankta Pætursborg |
| Dative | Sankta Pætursborg |
| Genitive | Sankta Pætursborgar |