Petra

See also: petra

English

Etymology 1

A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (“stone”); came into regular use in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Related terms

• Peta
• Petronella

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Petra (cs) f
• Dutch: Petra (nl)
• Faroese: Petra f
• German: Petra (de) f
• Greek: Πετρούλα (el) (Petroúla)
• Hungarian: Petra (hu)
• Macedonian: Петра (mk) (Petra)
• Marathi: पेट्रा f (peṭrā)
• Russian: Пе́тра (ru) f (Pétra)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).

Proper noun

Petra

1. An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
2. An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
3. A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
4. An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
5. An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
6. A modern village and community of Aliartos municipality in Boeotia, Greece.
7. A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean administrative region, Greece.
8. A modern former municipality of Pieria, Central Macedonia administrative region, Greece.
9. A modern village in Preveza, Epirus administrative region, Greece.
10. A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
11. A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
12. A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
13. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.

Translations

an ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan

• Arabic: الْبَتْرَاء (ar) f (al-batrāʔ), الْبَتْرَا f (al-batrā), بَتْرَا f (batrā)

  Egyptian Arabic: البترا f (al-batrā), پيترا f (petrā)

  Hijazi Arabic: البَتْرا f (al-batra)

• Armenian: Պետրա (Petra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 佩特拉 (Pèitèlā)

• Georgian: პეტრა (ṗeṭra)
• Greek: Πέτρα (el) f (Pétra)
• Hungarian: Petra (hu)
• Japanese: ペトラ (Petora)
• Korean: 페트라 (Peteura)
• Lithuanian: Petra f
• Marathi: पेट्रा (peṭrā)
• Persian: پترا (petrâ)
• Russian: Пе́тра (ru) f (Pétra)
• Turkish: Petra

Anagrams

• Peart, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛtra]
• Rhymes: -ɛtra

Proper noun

Petra f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Declension

Declension of Petra (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	Petra	Petry
genitive	Petry	Peter
dative	Petře	Petrám
accusative	Petru	Petry
vocative	Petro	Petry
locative	Petře	Petrách
instrumental	Petrou	Petrami

Further reading

• “Petra”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Petra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Proper noun

Petra

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.traː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Pe‧tra

Proper noun

Petra f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

Faroese

Proper noun

Petra f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Petra: Petruson
• daughter of Petra: Petrudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Petra
Accusative	Petru
Dative	Petru
Genitive	Petru

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Petra or Swedish Petra in the 20th century. Sometimes associated with dialectal Finnish petra (“deer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpetrɑ/, [ˈpe̞t̪rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -etrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Pet‧ra

Proper noun

Petra

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Declension

Inflection of Petra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Petra	Petrat
genitive		Petran	Petrojen
partitive		Petraa	Petroja
illative		Petraan	Petroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Petra	Petrat
accusative	nom.	Petra	Petrat
	gen.	Petran
genitive		Petran	Petrojen Petrain rare
partitive		Petraa	Petroja
inessive		Petrassa	Petroissa
elative		Petrasta	Petroista
illative		Petraan	Petroihin
adessive		Petralla	Petroilla
ablative		Petralta	Petroilta
allative		Petralle	Petroille
essive		Petrana	Petroina
translative		Petraksi	Petroiksi
abessive		Petratta	Petroitta
instructive		—	Petroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Petra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Petrani Petrani accusative nom. Petrani Petrani gen. Petrani genitive Petrani Petrojeni Petraini rare partitive Petraani Petrojani inessive Petrassani Petroissani elative Petrastani Petroistani illative Petraani Petroihini adessive Petrallani Petroillani ablative Petraltani Petroiltani allative Petralleni Petroilleni essive Petranani Petroinani translative Petrakseni Petroikseni abessive Petrattani Petroittani instructive — — comitative — Petroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Petrasi Petrasi accusative nom. Petrasi Petrasi gen. Petrasi genitive Petrasi Petrojesi Petraisi rare partitive Petraasi Petrojasi inessive Petrassasi Petroissasi elative Petrastasi Petroistasi illative Petraasi Petroihisi adessive Petrallasi Petroillasi ablative Petraltasi Petroiltasi allative Petrallesi Petroillesi essive Petranasi Petroinasi translative Petraksesi Petroiksesi abessive Petrattasi Petroittasi instructive — — comitative — Petroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Petramme Petramme accusative nom. Petramme Petramme gen. Petramme genitive Petramme Petrojemme Petraimme rare partitive Petraamme Petrojamme inessive Petrassamme Petroissamme elative Petrastamme Petroistamme illative Petraamme Petroihimme adessive Petrallamme Petroillamme ablative Petraltamme Petroiltamme allative Petrallemme Petroillemme essive Petranamme Petroinamme translative Petraksemme Petroiksemme abessive Petrattamme Petroittamme instructive — — comitative — Petroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Petranne Petranne accusative nom. Petranne Petranne gen. Petranne genitive Petranne Petrojenne Petrainne rare partitive Petraanne Petrojanne inessive Petrassanne Petroissanne elative Petrastanne Petroistanne illative Petraanne Petroihinne adessive Petrallanne Petroillanne ablative Petraltanne Petroiltanne allative Petrallenne Petroillenne essive Petrananne Petroinanne translative Petraksenne Petroiksenne abessive Petrattanne Petroittanne instructive — — comitative — Petroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Petransa Petransa accusative nom. Petransa Petransa gen. Petransa genitive Petransa Petrojensa Petrainsa rare partitive Petraansa Petrojaan Petrojansa inessive Petrassaan Petrassansa Petroissaan Petroissansa elative Petrastaan Petrastansa Petroistaan Petroistansa illative Petraansa Petroihinsa adessive Petrallaan Petrallansa Petroillaan Petroillansa ablative Petraltaan Petraltansa Petroiltaan Petroiltansa allative Petralleen Petrallensa Petroilleen Petroillensa essive Petranaan Petranansa Petroinaan Petroinansa translative Petrakseen Petraksensa Petroikseen Petroiksensa abessive Petrattaan Petrattansa Petroittaan Petroittansa instructive — — comitative — Petroineen Petroinensa

Statistics

• Petra is the 124^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,737 female individuals (and as a middle name to 851 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːtʁa/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petras or Petra)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, Petrus, equivalent to English Petra

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛtrɒ]
• Hyphenation: Pet‧ra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

Proper noun

Petra

1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Péter, equivalent to English Petra

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Petra	Petrák
accusative	Petrát	Petrákat
dative	Petrának	Petráknak
instrumental	Petrával	Petrákkal
causal-final	Petráért	Petrákért
translative	Petrává	Petrákká
terminative	Petráig	Petrákig
essive-formal	Petraként	Petrákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Petrában	Petrákban
superessive	Petrán	Petrákon
adessive	Petránál	Petráknál
illative	Petrába	Petrákba
sublative	Petrára	Petrákra
allative	Petrához	Petrákhoz
elative	Petrából	Petrákból
delative	Petráról	Petrákról
ablative	Petrától	Petráktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Petráé	Petráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Petráéi	Petrákéi

Possessive forms of Petra
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Petrám	Petráim
2nd person sing.	Petrád	Petráid
3rd person sing.	Petrája	Petrái
1st person plural	Petránk	Petráink
2nd person plural	Petrátok	Petráitok
3rd person plural	Petrájuk	Petráik

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tra/, [ˈpɛt̪rä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tra/, [ˈpɛːt̪rä]

Proper noun

Petra f sg (genitive Petrae); first declension

1. Petra (an ancient Nabatean city in Arabia Petraea, in modern Jordan)
2. Petra, Petra in Aegypto (an ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopic in Roman Egypt)
3. Petra (a medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri)
4. Petra (an ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece)
5. Petra (an ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece)
6. a post-classical female given name, masculine equivalent Petrus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Petra
genitive	Petrae
dative	Petrae
accusative	Petram
ablative	Petrā
vocative	Petra
locative	Petrae

References

• “Petra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Petra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Petra

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpetra]

Proper noun

Petra f (genitive singular Petry, nominative plural Petry, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

Declension

Declension of Petra

	singular	plural
nominative	Petra	Petry
genitive	Petry	Petier
dative	Petre	Petrám
accusative	Petru	Petry
locative	Petre	Petrách
instrumental	Petrou	Petrami

Derived terms

• Peťka

Further reading

• “Petra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Petra c (genitive Petras)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

Anagrams

• paret, petar, repat