Pietari

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpie̯tɑri/, [ˈpie̞̯t̪ɑri]
  • Rhymes: -ietɑri
  • Syllabification(key): Pie‧ta‧ri

Proper noun

Pietari

  1. Peter (biblical character).
    • 1992, The Holy Bible, Matt. 16:18:
      Ja minä sanon sinulle: Sinä olet Pietari, ja tälle kalliolle minä rakennan kirkkoni.
      And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
    • 1958, Simo Puupponen, Pikku Pietarin piha, WSOY (1972), →ISBN, page 9:
      Pietari oli nimi, jonka äiti oli hänelle vaatimalla vaatinut. Kas kun ei vielä Paavali tai Jeesus, oli isä sanonut, mutta äiti ei ollut antanut periksi vaan saanut Pietarinsa. Jormalainen oli leikkipäällä ollessaan itse näin kertonut.
      Niin kuin Pietarissa nyt olisi jotakin vikaa! Ei sitten mitään vikaa!
      Pietari was the name that his mother had insisted on. What's next, Paavali or Jeesus, had his father said, but his mother had not given in and kept saying Pietari. Jormalainen had himself jocosely told this story.
  3. Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)
    Pietari Suuri perusti Pietarin kaupungin.
    Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg.

Usage notes

The given name Pekka is regarded in some sources as being derived from Peter the apostle, but it would seem more plausible that Pekka comes from Pekko, the ancient Finnish god of cultivation.

Declension

Inflection of Pietari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Pietari Pietarit
genitive Pietarin Pietarien
Pietareiden
Pietareitten
partitive Pietaria Pietareita
Pietareja
illative Pietariin Pietareihin
singular plural
nominative Pietari Pietarit
accusative nom. Pietari Pietarit
gen. Pietarin
genitive Pietarin Pietarien
Pietareiden
Pietareitten
partitive Pietaria Pietareita
Pietareja
inessive Pietarissa Pietareissa
elative Pietarista Pietareista
illative Pietariin Pietareihin
adessive Pietarilla Pietareilla
ablative Pietarilta Pietareilta
allative Pietarille Pietareille
essive Pietarina Pietareina
translative Pietariksi Pietareiksi
instructive Pietarein
abessive Pietaritta Pietareitta
comitative Pietareineen
Possessive forms of Pietari (type paperi)
possessor singular plural
1st person Pietarini Pietarimme
2nd person Pietarisi Pietarinne
3rd person Pietarinsa

Derived terms

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