Petersburg

English

Etymology

From Peter +‎ -s- or Peters (surname) +‎ -burg. Doublet of Peterborough.

Proper noun

Petersburg

1. An independent city in Virginia, United States.
2. Various other towns and cities, including:
   1. A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska.
   2. A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.
   3. A city, the county seat of Pike County, Indiana.
   4. A small city in Monroe County, Michigan.
   5. A small city in Nelson County, North Dakota.
   6. A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
   7. A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.
   8. A small city in Hale County, Texas.
   9. A city, the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia.
3. A campaign in the American Civil War.
4. Alternative form of Saint Petersburg, a federal city of Russia, formerly Leningrad.

Derived terms

• Petersburg Borough

See also

• Petersburgh
• Saint Petersburg
• St. Petersburg

 

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Petersburg in 1899. Named after Saint Petersburg in Russia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.tərsˌbʏrx/
• Hyphenation: Pe‧ters‧burg

Proper noun

Petersburg n

1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.tɛrz.burk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɛrzburk
• Syllabification: Pe‧ters‧burg

Proper noun

Petersburg m inan

1. Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)

   Synonym: Sankt Petersburg

Declension

Declension of Petersburg

	singular
nominative	Petersburg
genitive	Petersburga
dative	Petersburgowi
accusative	Petersburg
instrumental	Petersburgiem
locative	Petersburgu
vocative	Petersburgu

Derived terms

adjective

• petersburski

 

nouns

• petersburżanin
• petersburżanka

 

Further reading

• Petersburg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Petersburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN