Petrus
See also: petrus
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Petrus
- Peter (biblical character)
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Dutch edit
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From Middle Dutch Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).
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Petrus m
- (biblical) Simon Peter, Cephas (Biblical character, early Christian leader)
- a male given name, now rare outside baptismal names.
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Petrus
- a male given name
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Inflection of Petrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Petrus | Petrukset | ||
genitive | Petruksen | Petrusten Petruksien | ||
partitive | Petrusta | Petruksia | ||
illative | Petrukseen | Petruksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Petrus | Petrukset | ||
accusative | nom. | Petrus | Petrukset | |
gen. | Petruksen | |||
genitive | Petruksen | Petrusten Petruksien | ||
partitive | Petrusta | Petruksia | ||
inessive | Petruksessa | Petruksissa | ||
elative | Petruksesta | Petruksista | ||
illative | Petrukseen | Petruksiin | ||
adessive | Petruksella | Petruksilla | ||
ablative | Petrukselta | Petruksilta | ||
allative | Petrukselle | Petruksille | ||
essive | Petruksena | Petruksina | ||
translative | Petrukseksi | Petruksiksi | ||
abessive | Petruksetta | Petruksitta | ||
instructive | — | Petruksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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- Petrus is the 371st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 842 male individuals (and as a middle name to 477 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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Petrus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Petri or Petrus' or (with article) Petrus)
- (biblical) Peter
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.(Can we clean up(+) this sense?) 1985 translation, Bibel, Matthäus 16:18:- Und ich sage dir auch: Du bist Petrus, und auf diesen Felsen will ich meine Gemeinde bauen.
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- a male given name of rare usage, variant of Peter
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Petrus m
- (colloquial, dated) large key
Further reading edit
- “Petrus” in Duden online
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).
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Pètrus
- (biblical) Peter
- a male given name from Dutch [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Peter
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- “Petrus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin edit
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From Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛt̪rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛːt̪rus]
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Petrus m (genitive Petrī); second declension
- Peter (biblical character).
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Mattheum 16:18:
- Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam.
- You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church.
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Petrus | Petrī |
Genitive | Petrī | Petrōrum |
Dative | Petrō | Petrīs |
Accusative | Petrum | Petrōs |
Ablative | Petrō | Petrīs |
Vocative | Petre | Petrī |
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Etymology edit
From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).
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Petrus m
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Declension of Petrus (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | Petrus | — |
accusative | Petrus | — |
genitive | Petres | — |
dative | Petre | — |
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Petrus c (genitive Petrus)
- Peter (biblical character).
- 1981 translation, Bibeln: Matteus 16:18:
- Och jag säger dig att du är Petrus, Klippan, och på den klippan skall jag bygga min kyrka.
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- 1981 translation, Bibeln: Matteus 16:18:
- a male given name, a latinate variant of the more common Peter and Per