Petersburg
English
Etymology
From Peter('s) or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough.
Proper noun
Petersburg
- An independent city in Virginia, United States.
- Various other towns and cities, including:
- A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska.
- A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Pike County, Indiana.
- A small city in Monroe County, Michigan.
- A small city in Nelson County, North Dakota.
- A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.
- A small city in Hale County, Texas.
- A city, the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia.
- A campaign in the American Civil War.
- Alternative form of Saint Petersburg, a federal city of Russia, formerly Leningrad.
Derived terms
- Petersburg Borough
See also
- Petersburgh
- Saint Petersburg
- St. Petersburg
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Petersburg in 1899. Named after Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeː.tərsˌbʏrx/
- Hyphenation: Pe‧ters‧burg
Proper noun
Petersburg n
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.tɛr.zburk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrzburk
- Syllabification: Pe‧ter‧sburg
Proper noun
Petersburg m inan
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)
- Synonym: Sankt Petersburg
Declension
Declension of Petersburg
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petersburg |
| genitive | Petersburga |
| dative | Petersburgowi |
| accusative | Petersburg |
| instrumental | Petersburgiem |
| locative | Petersburgu |
| vocative | Petersburgu |
Derived terms
adjective
- petersburski
nouns
- petersburżanin
- petersburżanka
Further reading
- Petersburg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Petersburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN