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Petrus
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petrus Petruš Petruș
Afrikaans
Etymology
From af nl Petrus.
Proper noun
af proper noun
Peter biblical character
See also
af Pieter
af Biblical characters
Czech
Etymology
cs
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Petrusová
cs m
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum Petrus, from nl la Petrus, from nl grc Πέτρος, from grc πέτρος rock, stone, as a name a loan translation of nl arc כֵּיפָא stone, rock; Peter, Cephas.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈpeː.trʏs/
nl Nl-Petrus.ogg
nl Pe trus
Proper noun
m
nl biblical character Simon Peter, Cephas Biblical character, early Christian leader
nl male, now rare outside baptismal names.
Related terms
nl Peter
nl Piet
nl Pieter
Descendants
dcr Pitrus Petrus
Finnish
Etymology
From fi la Petrus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
Declension
Petru a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 856 481 380
References
German
Etymology
de :bor la:Petrus
de la Petrus.
Pronunciation
de De-Petrus.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m,Petri:Petrus':Petrus[with article]
de Biblical Peter
de which bible? Luther-Bibel, Einheitsübersetzung, another one? 1985 translation, Bibel, Matthäus 16:18:
de Und ich sage dir auch: Du bist Petrus, und auf diesen Felsen will ich meine Gemeinde bauen.
de male rare Peter
Related terms
de Petri Heil
Noun
de noun m
de colloquial dated large key
Further reading
de Biblical characters
de eponyms
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
id la Petrus, from id grc Πέτρος.
Pronunciation
Pètrus
Proper noun
Pètrus
id Biblical character Peter
id male Dutch < Latin Peter
Alternative forms
id petrus
Further reading
id Books of the Bible
Latin
Etymology
la :bor grc:Πέτρος<id:Peter> Peter ++
Pronunciation
Petrus
Proper noun
Petrus<2.both>
Peter biblical character.
Matthew 16 18 Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam. You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church.
la male Peter
Declension
Petrus<2.singular>
Descendants
Insular Romance:
sc Pedru Perdu Predu
Ibero-Romance:
roa-ole Pedro Pero Pere from Occitan?
ast Pedro Perico 1
roa-opt Pedro
osp
es Pedro Pero
Occitano-Romance:
ca Pere
oc Pèire
Rhaeto-Romance:
fur Pieri
rm Peider
Gallo-Italic:
lij Pê Pêo
lmo-old Petro
lmo Peder
pms Pèiro, lij Pero
Gallo-Romance:
fr Pierre
1 vec Pier
2 it Piero
2 scn Peri Pieri
Italo-Romance:
co Petru
scn Petru
it Pietro
Borrowings:
zlw-ocs Petr
da Peter; Peder; Per
en Peter
de Petrus; Peter
sga Petur
gd Peadrus
sv Per; Pär
la Biblical characters
Old English
Etymology
From ang la Petrus, from ang grc Πέτρος, from grc πέτρος stone, rock.
Pronunciation
Petrus
Proper noun
m
Peter
c. 990, Matthew 8:14-16
ang Ðā sē Hǣlend cōm on Petres hūs, þā ġesēah hē his sweġre liċġende, and hriþiġende; and hē æthrān hyre hand, and sē fefor hiġ forlēt: ðā arās hēo and þenode him. Then the Savior came to Peter's house, where he saw his mother-in-law lying down, feverish; and he touched her hand, and the fever left her: then she arose and served him.
Declension
Petr Petrus sg
Descendants
enm Peter
ang Biblical characters
Swedish
Etymology
From sv la Petrus.
Proper noun
sv proper noun c genitive Petrus sometimes Petri
en Peter Q33923 biblical character.
sv 1979 9 w:Anders Piltz Påven och frågorna The Pope and the questions Signum https://signum.se/artikelarkiv/paven-och-fragorna/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210617182435/https://signum.se/artikelarkiv/paven-och-fragorna/ 17 June 2021 Johannes Paulus II firade den 16 oktober ettårsdagen av sitt val till Petri tvåhundrasextiofjärde efterträdare. On October 16, John Paul II celebrated the first anniversary of his election as Peter's 264th successor.
sv 2000 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973] © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com Matteusevangeliet [en Matthew Q392302] 16:18 Bibel 2000 https://www.bible.com/bible/154/MAT.16.18 https://web.archive.org/web/20251216130530/https://www.bible.com/bible/154/MAT.16.18 16 December 2025 Och jag säger dig att du är Petrus, Klippan, och på den klippan skall jag bygga min kyrka. And I tell you that you are Peter, the Rock, and on this rock I will build my church.
sv male (a Latinate variant of the more common Peter and Per)
References
saob
Anagrams
sv eprstu strupe
sv Biblical characters
Turkish
Etymology
tr :inh ota:پتروس<tr:petros> ++ 1 As a name a loan translation of tr arc כֵּיפָא stone, rock; Peter, Cephas.
Proper noun
tr proper noun
Peter biblical character
Declension