Petrus
Afrikaans
Etymology
Proper noun
Petrus
- Peter (biblical character)
See also
Czech
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɛtrus]
Proper noun
Petrus m anim (female equivalent Petrusová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Petrus | Petrusové |
| genitive | Petrusa | Petrusů |
| dative | Petrusovi | Petrusům |
| accusative | Petrusa | Petrusy |
| vocative | Petruse | Petrusové |
| locative | Petrusovi | Petrusech |
| instrumental | Petrusem | Petrusy |
Further reading
- “Petrus”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeː.trʏs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pe‧trus
Proper noun
Petrus m
- (biblical) Simon Peter, Cephas (Biblical character, early Christian leader)
- a male given name, now rare outside baptismal names.
Related terms
Descendants
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpetrus/, [ˈpe̞t̪rus̠]
- Rhymes: -etrus
- Syllabification(key): Pet‧rus
- Hyphenation(key): Pet‧rus
Proper noun
Petrus
- a male given name
Declension
| Inflection of Petrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Petrus | Petrukset | |
| genitive | Petruksen | Petrusten Petruksien | |
| partitive | Petrusta | Petruksia | |
| illative | Petrukseen | Petruksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Petrus | Petrukset | |
| accusative | nom. | Petrus | Petrukset |
| gen. | Petruksen | ||
| genitive | Petruksen | Petrusten Petruksien | |
| partitive | Petrusta | Petruksia | |
| inessive | Petruksessa | Petruksissa | |
| elative | Petruksesta | Petruksista | |
| illative | Petrukseen | Petruksiin | |
| adessive | Petruksella | Petruksilla | |
| ablative | Petrukselta | Petruksilta | |
| allative | Petrukselle | Petruksille | |
| essive | Petruksena | Petruksina | |
| translative | Petrukseksi | Petruksiksi | |
| abessive | Petruksetta | Petruksitta | |
| instructive | — | Petruksin | |
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Statistics
- Petrus is the 371st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 842 male individuals (and as a middle name to 477 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Petrus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Petri or Petrus' or (with article) Petrus)
- (biblical) Peter
- The template Template:rfc-sense does not use the parameter(s):
2=which bible? Luther-Bibel, Einheitsübersetzung, another one?
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.(Can we clean up(+) this sense?) 1985 translation, Bibel, Matthäus 16:18:- Und ich sage dir auch: Du bist Petrus, und auf diesen Felsen will ich meine Gemeinde bauen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- The template Template:rfc-sense does not use the parameter(s):
- a male given name of rare usage, variant of Peter
Related terms
- Petri Heil
Noun
Petrus m
- (colloquial, dated) large key
Further reading
- “Petrus” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpɛtrus/ [ˈpɛt̪̚.rʊs]
- Rhymes: -ɛtrus
- Syllabification: Pet‧rus
Proper noun
Pètrus
- (biblical) Peter
- a male given name from Dutch [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Peter
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “Petrus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ.trʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛː.t̪rus]
Proper noun
Petrus m (genitive Petrī); second declension
- Peter (biblical character).
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Mattheum 16:18:
- Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam.
- You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church.
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petrus |
| genitive | Petrī |
| dative | Petrō |
| accusative | Petrum |
| ablative | Petrō |
| vocative | Petre |
Descendants
Old English
Etymology
From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpet.rus/
Proper noun
Petrus m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Petrus | — |
| accusative | Petrus | — |
| genitive | Petres | — |
| dative | Petre | — |
Descendants
Swedish
Proper noun
Petrus c (genitive Petrus)
- Peter (biblical character).
- 1981 translation, Bibeln: Matteus 16:18:
- Och jag säger dig att du är Petrus, Klippan, och på den klippan skall jag bygga min kyrka.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1981 translation, Bibeln: Matteus 16:18:
- a male given name, a latinate variant of the more common Peter and Per