Petersburg
English edit
Etymology edit
From Peter + -s- or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough.
Proper noun edit
Petersburg
- An independent city in Virginia, United States.
- Various other towns and cities, including:
- A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska.
- A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Pike County, Indiana.
- A small city in Monroe County, Michigan.
- A small city in Nelson County, North Dakota.
- A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.
- A small city in Hale County, Texas.
- A city, the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia.
- A campaign in the American Civil War.
- Alternative form of Saint Petersburg, a federal city of Russia, formerly Leningrad.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Petersburg in 1899. Named after Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Petersburg n
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Petersburg m inan
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)
- Synonym: Sankt Petersburg
Declension edit
Declension of Petersburg
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petersburg |
| genitive | Petersburga |
| dative | Petersburgowi |
| accusative | Petersburg |
| instrumental | Petersburgiem |
| locative | Petersburgu |
| vocative | Petersburgu |
Derived terms edit
adjective
nouns
Further reading edit
- Petersburg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Petersburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN