# 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
* A female given name from Ancient Greek.

##### Related terms

* Peta
* Petronella

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

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

#### Proper noun

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

##### Translations
### Anagrams

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

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɛtra]
* Rhymes: -ɛtra

### Proper noun

Petra f
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

#### Declension
### 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
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeː.traː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Pe‧tra

### Proper noun

Petra f
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Petra f
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Petra: Petruson
* daughter of Petra: Petrudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpetrɑ/, [ˈpe̞t̪rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -etrɑ
* Hyphenation: Pet‧ra

### Proper noun

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

#### Declension

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 124th 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: /ˈpeːtʁa/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petras or Petra)
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, Petrus, equivalent to English Petra

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɛtrɒ]
* Hyphenation: Pet‧ra
* Rhymes: -rɒ

### Proper noun

Petra
* a female given name, masculine equivalent Péter, equivalent to English Petra

#### Declension
## Latin
### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Petra f sg (genitive Petrae); first declension
* Petra (an ancient Nabatean city in Arabia Petraea, in modern Jordan)
* Petra, Petra in Aegypto (an ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopic in Roman Egypt)
* Petra (a medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri)
* Petra (an ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece)
* Petra (an ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece)
* a post-classical female given name, masculine equivalent Petrus

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

### 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
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpetra]

### Proper noun

Petra f (genitive singular Petry, nominative plural Petry, declension pattern of žena)
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Petra

#### 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:(file)

### Proper noun

Petra c (genitive Petras)
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra

### Anagrams

* paret, petar, repat