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
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Related terms
- Peta
- Petronella
Translations
female given name
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Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).
Proper noun
Petra
- An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
- An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
- A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
- An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
- An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
- A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia, Greece.
- A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean administrative region, Greece.
- A modern former municipality of Pieria, Central Macedonia administrative region, Greece.
- A modern village in Preveza, Epirus administrative region, Greece.
- A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
- A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
- A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
Translations
an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan
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Anagrams
- Peart, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɛtra]
- Rhymes: -ɛtra
Proper noun
Petra f
- 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
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeː.traː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Pe‧tra
Proper noun
Petra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra
Faroese
Proper noun
Petra f
- 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
- 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/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Petra f (genitive Petras or Petra)
- 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
- 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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.tra/, [ˈpɛt̪rä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.tra/, [ˈpɛːt̪rä]
Proper noun
Petra f sg (genitive Petrae); first declension
- Petra (an ancient Nabatean city in Arabia Petraea, in modern Jordan)
- Petra, Petra in Aegypto (an ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopic in Roman Egypt)
- Petra (a medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri)
- Petra (an ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece)
- Petra (an ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece)
- 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
- 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)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra
Declension
Declension of Petra
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Petra | Petry |
| genitive | Petry | Petier |
| dative | Petre | Petrám |
| accusative | Petru | Petry |
| locative | Petre | Petrách |
| instrumental | Petrou | Petrami |
Derived terms
- Peťka
Further reading
- Petra in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish
Proper noun
Petra c (genitive Petras)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra
Anagrams
- paret, petar, repat