Petraeus

See also: petraeus

Dutch

Etymology

From Pieters, meaning Pieter's (Peter's) son.

Proper noun

Petraeus ?

1. a surname

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πετραίος (Petraíos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈtrae̯.us/, [pɛˈt̪räe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈtre.us/, [peˈt̪rɛːus]

Adjective

Petraeus (feminine Petraea, neuter Petraeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Petran; of or relating to Petra

   Arabia Petraea ― Petran Arabia

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Petraeus	Petraea	Petraeum		Petraeī	Petraeae	Petraea
Genitive	Petraeī	Petraeae	Petraeī		Petraeōrum	Petraeārum	Petraeōrum
Dative	Petraeō		Petraeō		Petraeīs
Accusative	Petraeum	Petraeam	Petraeum		Petraeōs	Petraeās	Petraea
Ablative	Petraeō	Petraeā	Petraeō		Petraeīs
Vocative	Petraee	Petraea	Petraeum		Petraeī	Petraeae	Petraea

References

• “Petraeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Petraeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Further reading

• “Arabia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly