Petrus

From Dutch Petrus.

Petrus

1. Peter (biblical character)

• Pieter

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• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛtrus]

Petrus m anim (feminine Petrusová)

1. a male surname

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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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.trʏs/

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• Hyphenation: Pe‧trus

Petrus m

1. (biblical) Simon Peter, Cephas (Biblical character, early Christian leader)
2. a male given name, now rare outside baptismal names.

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• Negerhollands: Pitrus, Petrus

From Latin Petrus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpetrus/, [ˈpe̞t̪rus̠]
• Rhymes: -etrus
• Syllabification^(key): Pet‧rus

Petrus

1. a male given name

• Petrus is the 371^st 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.

Borrowed from Latin Petrus.

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Petrus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Petri or Petrus' or (with article) Petrus)

1. (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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2. a male given name of rare usage, variant of Peter

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Petrus m

1. (colloquial, dated) large key

• “Petrus” in Duden online

Learned borrowing from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtrus/, [ˈpɛt̪.rʊs]
• Hyphenation: Pèt‧rus

Pètrus

1. (biblical) Peter
2. 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 of Indonesia, 2016.

From Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛt̪rʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛːt̪rus]

Petrus m (genitive Petrī); second declension

1. 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.

2. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

Second-declension noun.

From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpet.rus/

Petrus m

1. Peter

• Middle English: Peter, petir, Petir, petur, petre, peiter
  • English: Peter
  • Scots: Peter
  • Yola: Beedher, Peedher, Peether

Petrus c (genitive Petrus)

1. 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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2. a male given name, a latinate variant of the more common Peter and Per

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