Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

Unknown. In the absence of an explanation, Beekes prefers a Pre-Greek borrowing.[1] Not related to Hindi पत्थर (patthar, stone)

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Noun edit

πέτρᾱ (pétrāf (genitive πέτρᾱς); first declension

  1. rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge
  2. stone (as a building material)

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Descendants edit

  • Greek: πέτρα (pétra)
  • Mariupol Greek: пе́тра (pjétra)
  • Latin: petra (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέτρᾱ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1182

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Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Cognate with Mariupol Greek пе́тра (pjétra).

Noun edit

πέτρα (pétraf (plural πέτρες)

  1. rock, stone (mass or fragments)
  2. (figuratively) rock (something hard and stable)
  3. (nautical) rock (rocky hazard)

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