Pedro

English

Etymology

Spanish and Portuguese, given name. Doublet of Peter, Piers, and Boutros.

Noun

Pedro (uncountable)

1. An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
2. The five of trumps in certain card games.

Proper noun

Pedro

1. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter.

Related terms

• Don Pedro
• Pedro Sancho
• Sancho Pedro
• San Pedro Masahuat
• San Pedro Nonualco
• San Pedro Perulapán
• San Pedro Sula

 

Anagrams

• doper, orped, pored, repod, roped

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ped‧ro

• IPA^(key): /ˈpedɾo/, [ˈpid̪.ɾ̪ɔ]

Proper noun

Pedro

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. (biblical) Peter
3. the first epistle of Peter
4. the second epistle of Peter

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Пётр (Pjotr).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpedro/, [ˈpe̞drŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpedro/, [ˈpe̞d̥ro̞]
• Rhymes: -edro
• Hyphenation: Ped‧ro

Proper noun

Pedro

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
2. (biblical) Peter (the Apostle)
3. (Christianity) Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (feast on 12 July)

Declension

Declension of Pedro (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Pedro	Pedrot
genitive	Pedron	Pedroin, Pedroloin
partitive	Pedroa	Pedroja, Pedroloja
illative	Pedroo	Pedroi, Pedroloihe
inessive	Pedroos	Pedrois, Pedrolois
elative	Pedrost	Pedroist, Pedroloist
allative	Pedrolle	Pedroille, Pedroloille
adessive	Pedrool	Pedroil, Pedroloil
ablative	Pedrolt	Pedroilt, Pedroloilt
translative	Pedroks	Pedroiks, Pedroloiks
essive	Pedronna, Pedroon	Pedroinna, Pedroloinna, Pedroin, Pedroloin
exessive1)	Pedront	Pedroint, Pedroloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (name): Petteri

Derived terms

• Pedronaatto

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 393

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Pero

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pedra).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.dɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.dɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.dɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.dɾu/ [ˈpe.ðɾu]

• Hyphenation: Pe‧dro

Proper noun

Pedro m (plural Pedros)

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Pedro, inherited from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare piedra). The lack of diphthongization is unexpected, but cf. Portuguese Pedro, with /e/ rather than /ɛ/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpedɾo/ [ˈpe.ð̞ɾo]
• Rhymes: -edɾo
• Syllabification: Pe‧dro

Proper noun

Pedro m

1. Peter (biblical character)
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 3:16:

     A Simón, al cual puso por nombre Pedro.

     And Simon he surnamed Peter; (KJV)

2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter

Derived terms

• como Pedro por su casa
• pez de San Pedro
• San Pedro Puxtla

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Pidro — obsolete
• Piro — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpedɾo/, [ˈpɛd.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -edɾo
• Syllabification: Ped‧ro

Proper noun

Pedro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. (biblical) Peter