Petro
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Noun edit
Petro (uncountable)
- In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression.
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 49:
- Whereas the Rada drumming and dancing are on beat, the Petro are offbeat, sharp, and unforgiving, like the crack of a rawhide whip.
Etymology 2 edit
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Proper noun edit
Petro (plural Petros)
- A surname.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
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Proper noun edit
Petro (accusative Petron)
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter
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Latin edit
Proper noun edit
Petrō
References edit
- “Petro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Lithuanian edit
Proper noun edit
Pẽtro m
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Petro m or f by sense
- a surname
Swahili edit
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Proper noun edit
Petro
- (biblical) Peter (either of the two books in the New Testament)
See also edit
- (books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipya) Mathayo (“Matthew”), Marko (“Mark”), Luka (“Luke”), Yohane (“John”), Matendo (“Acts”), Waroma (“Romans”), Wakorintho 1 (“1 Corinthians”), Wakorintho 2 (“2 Corinthians”), Wagalatia (“Galatians”), Waefeso (“Ephesians”), Wafilipi (“Philippians”), Wakolosai (“Colossians”), Wathesalonike 1 (“1 Thessalonians”), Wathesalonike 2 (“2 Thessalonians”), Timotheo 1 (“1 Timothy”), Timotheo 2 (“2 Timothy”), Tito (“Titus”), Filemoni (“Philemon”), Waebrania (“Hebrews”), Yakobo (“James”), Petro 1 (“1 Peter”), Petro 2 (“2 Peter”), Yohane 1 (“1 John”), Yohane 2 (“2 John”), Yohane 3 (“3 John”), Yuda (“Jude”), Ufunuo (“Revelations”) (Category: sw:Books of the Bible) [edit]