Питер

Russian

Etymology 1

Clipping of Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg). From Dutch Pieter, the petname used in reference to the Russian tsar Peter the Great, the founder of Saint Petersburg .

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpʲitʲɪr]

Proper noun

Пи́тер • (Píter) m inan (genitive Пи́тера)

(informal) Saint Petersburg
(Soviet Union, informal) Leningrad; (1914-1924) Petrograd

Declension

Declension of Пи́тер (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Пи́тер Píter
genitive	Пи́тера Pítera
dative	Пи́теру Píteru
accusative	Пи́тер Píter
instrumental	Пи́тером Píterom
prepositional	Пи́тере Pítere

Derived terms

пи́терский (píterskij)

See also

Ленингра́д (Leningrád)
Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg)
Петрогра́д (Petrográd)
Са́нкт-Петербу́рг (Sánkt-Peterbúrg)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Peter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpʲitɨr] (phonetic respelling: Пи́тэр)
IPA^(key): [ˈpʲitʲɪr]

Proper noun

Пи́тер • (Pítɛr, Píter) m anim (genitive Пи́тера, nominative plural Пи́теры, genitive plural Пи́теров)

Peter (English given name)

Declension

Declension of Пи́тер (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Пи́тер Pítɛr, Píter	Пи́теры Pítɛry, Pítery
genitive	Пи́тера Pítɛra, Pítera	Пи́теров Pítɛrov, Píterov
dative	Пи́теру Pítɛru, Píteru	Пи́терам Pítɛram, Píteram
accusative	Пи́тера Pítɛra, Pítera	Пи́теров Pítɛrov, Píterov
instrumental	Пи́тером Pítɛrom, Píterom	Пи́терами Pítɛrami, Píterami
prepositional	Пи́тере Pítɛre, Pítere	Пи́терах Pítɛrax, Píterax

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