Petra

See also: petra

English

Etymology 1

A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (stone); came into regular use in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Petra

  1. A female given name.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, rock).

Proper noun

Petra

  1. An ancient city in Jordan, now an archeological site.
  2. A medieval fortified town in Lazica.

Anagrams


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛtra]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtra

Proper noun

Petra f

  1. A female given name, cognate to Petra

Further reading

  • Petra in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Petra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Proper noun

Petra

  1. A female given name, feminine of Peter.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Petra f

  1. A female given name.

Faroese

Proper noun

Petra f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Petra: Petruson
  • daughter of Petra: Petrudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Petra
Accusative Petru
Dative Petru
Genitive Petru

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from German or Swedish Petra in the 20th century. Sometimes associated with dialectal Finnish petra (deer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpetrɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Pet‧ra

Proper noun

Petra

  1. A female given name.

Declension

Inflection of Petra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Petra Petrat
genitive Petran Petrojen
partitive Petraa Petroja
illative Petraan Petroihin
singular plural
nominative Petra Petrat
accusative nom. Petra Petrat
gen. Petran
genitive Petran Petrojen
Petrainrare
partitive Petraa Petroja
inessive Petrassa Petroissa
elative Petrasta Petroista
illative Petraan Petroihin
adessive Petralla Petroilla
ablative Petralta Petroilta
allative Petralle Petroille
essive Petrana Petroina
translative Petraksi Petroiksi
instructive Petroin
abessive Petratta Petroitta
comitative Petroineen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːtʀa/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Petra

  1. A female given name, feminine form of Peter.

Latin

Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petrae); first declension

  1. A place name.
  2. A post-classical female given name, the feminine form of Petrus.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Petra
Genitive Petrae
Dative Petrae
Accusative Petram
Ablative Petrā
Vocative Petra

References

  • Petra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Petra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Norwegian

Proper noun

Petra

  1. A female given name, feminine form of Peter.

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛtra/

Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petry, nominative plural Petry) declension pattern žena

  1. A female given name, cognate to Petra

Declension

Derived terms

  • Peťka

Further reading

  • Petra in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Swedish

Proper noun

Petra c (genitive Petras)

  1. A female given name, feminine form of Peter.
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