Sankta Pætursborg

Faroese

Alternative forms
  • St. Pætursborg

Etymology

sankta (“Saint”) +‎ Pætur (“Peter”) +‎ borg (“castle, town”), from Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg), from German Sankt Petersburg (“Saint Peter's City”), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great.

Proper noun

Sankta Pætursborg f

  1. St. Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Sankta Pætursborg
Accusative Sankta Pætursborg
Dative Sankta Pætursborg
Genitive Sankta Pætursborgar
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