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 from Ancient Greek.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, rock).

Proper noun

Petra

  1. An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
  2. An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
  3. A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
  4. An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
  5. An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
  6. A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia, Greece.
  7. A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean administrative region, Greece.
  8. A modern former municipality of Pieria, Central Macedonia administrative region, Greece.
  9. A modern village in Preveza, Epirus administrative region, Greece.
  10. A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
  11. A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
  12. A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
  13. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
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Czech

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Petra f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English 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 from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeː.traː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Pe‧tra

Proper noun

Petra f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

Faroese

Proper noun

Petra f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpetrɑ/, [ˈpe̞t̪rɑ]
  • Rhymes: -etrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Pet‧ra

Proper noun

Petra

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

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
Possessive forms of Petra (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person Petrani Petramme
2nd person Petrasi Petranne
3rd person Petransa

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːtʁa/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petras or Petra)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, Petrus, equivalent to English Petra

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛtrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Pet‧ra
  • Rhymes: -rɒ

Proper noun

Petra

  1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Péter, equivalent to English Petra

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Petra Petrák
accusative Petrát Petrákat
dative Petrának Petráknak
instrumental Petrával Petrákkal
causal-final Petráért Petrákért
translative Petrává Petrákká
terminative Petráig Petrákig
essive-formal Petraként Petrákként
essive-modal
inessive Petrában Petrákban
superessive Petrán Petrákon
adessive Petránál Petráknál
illative Petrába Petrákba
sublative Petrára Petrákra
allative Petrához Petrákhoz
elative Petrából Petrákból
delative Petráról Petrákról
ablative Petrától Petráktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Petráé Petráké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Petráéi Petrákéi
Possessive forms of Petra
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Petrám Petráim
2nd person sing. Petrád Petráid
3rd person sing. Petrája Petrái
1st person plural Petránk Petráink
2nd person plural Petrátok Petráitok
3rd person plural Petrájuk Petráik

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Petra f sg (genitive Petrae); first declension

  1. Petra (an ancient Nabatean city in Arabia Petraea, in modern Jordan)
  2. Petra, Petra in Aegypto (an ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopic in Roman Egypt)
  3. Petra (a medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri)
  4. Petra (an ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece)
  5. Petra (an ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece)
  6. a post-classical female given name, masculine equivalent Petrus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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

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 from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpetra]

Proper noun

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

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Declension

Derived terms

  • Peťka

Further reading

  • Petra in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swedish

Proper noun

Petra c (genitive Petras)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

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