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Petro
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petro petro-
English
Etymology 1
en
Alternative forms
en Petwo
Noun
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In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression.
en 1985 Wade Davis (anthropologist) Wade Davis The Serpent and the Rainbow 49 Simon & Schuster Whereas the Rada drumming and dancing are on beat, the Petro are offbeat, sharp, and unforgiving, like the crack of a rawhide whip.
Etymology 2
Ultimately from en grc-koi Πέτρος.
Proper noun
s
en rue,rsk,uk Петро male given name Peter.
en.
Further reading
petro
Anagrams
en eoprt -trope ptero- Porte Perot trope retop repot tepor toper opter
en Haiti Voodoo
Albanian
Proper noun
m Petroja
sq male
Esperanto
Pronunciation
LL-Q143 (epo)-Robin van der Vliet-Petro.wav;LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-Petro.wav
Proper noun
eo male Peter Ancient Greek
Derived terms
eo Peĉjo
Related terms
eo petrolo petroselo
Latin
Pronunciation
Petrō
Etymology 1
Proper noun
la proper noun form Petrō
la Petrus dat//abl s
Etymology 2
Compare spx 𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌓𐌏𐌇 and spx 𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌏𐌍𐌉𐌔.115-116
Proper noun
Petrō<3> m
la Suetonius De vita Caesarum Vita divi Vespasiani 1 2 T. Flavius Petro, municeps Reatinus, bello civili Pompeianarum partium centurio an evocatus Titus Flavius Petro, a burgher of Reate and during the civil war a centurion or a volunteer veteran on Pompey’s side
Declension
Petrō<3>
References
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Pẽtro
Proper noun
lt noun form Pẽtro m
lt Pẽtras gen s Peter
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr Petrová
sk m
Declension
m-pr surn
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mfbysense
es
Swahili
Pronunciation
sw Sw-ke-Petro.flac Kenya
Proper noun
sw proper noun
sw biblical Peter either of the two books in the New Testament
See also