# Petrus
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch Petrus.

### Proper noun

Petrus
* Peter (biblical character)

#### See also

* Pieter

## Czech
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɛtrus]

### Proper noun

Petrus m anim (female equivalent Petrusová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Petrus”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Dutch
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeː.trʏs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Pe‧trus

### Proper noun

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

#### Related terms

* Peter
* Piet
* Pieter

#### Descendants

* Negerhollands: Pitrus, Petrus

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin Petrus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpetrus/, [ˈpe̞t̪rus̠]
* Rhymes: -etrus
* Hyphenation: Pet‧rus

### Proper noun

Petrus
* a male given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Petrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Petrukseni
Petrukseni
accusative
nom.
Petrukseni
Petrukseni
gen.
Petrukseni
genitive
Petrukseni
Petrusteni Petruksieni
partitive
Petrustani
Petruksiani
inessive
Petruksessani
Petruksissani
elative
Petruksestani
Petruksistani
illative
Petrukseeni
Petruksiini
adessive
Petruksellani
Petruksillani
ablative
Petrukseltani
Petruksiltani
allative
Petrukselleni
Petruksilleni
essive
Petruksenani
Petruksinani
translative
Petruksekseni
Petruksikseni
abessive
Petruksettani
Petruksittani
instructive
comitative
—Petruksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Petruksesi
Petruksesi
accusative
nom.
Petruksesi
Petruksesi
gen.
Petruksesi
genitive
Petruksesi
Petrustesi Petruksiesi
partitive
Petrustasi
Petruksiasi
inessive
Petruksessasi
Petruksissasi
elative
Petruksestasi
Petruksistasi
illative
Petrukseesi
Petruksiisi
adessive
Petruksellasi
Petruksillasi
ablative
Petrukseltasi
Petruksiltasi
allative
Petruksellesi
Petruksillesi
essive
Petruksenasi
Petruksinasi
translative
Petrukseksesi
Petruksiksesi
abessive
Petruksettasi
Petruksittasi
instructive
comitative
—Petruksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Petruksemme
Petruksemme
accusative
nom.
Petruksemme
Petruksemme
gen.
Petruksemme
genitive
Petruksemme
Petrustemme Petruksiemme
partitive
Petrustamme
Petruksiamme
inessive
Petruksessamme
Petruksissamme
elative
Petruksestamme
Petruksistamme
illative
Petrukseemme
Petruksiimme
adessive
Petruksellamme
Petruksillamme
ablative
Petrukseltamme
Petruksiltamme
allative
Petruksellemme
Petruksillemme
essive
Petruksenamme
Petruksinamme
translative
Petrukseksemme
Petruksiksemme
abessive
Petruksettamme
Petruksittamme
instructive
comitative
—Petruksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Petruksenne
Petruksenne
accusative
nom.
Petruksenne
Petruksenne
gen.
Petruksenne
genitive
Petruksenne
Petrustenne Petruksienne
partitive
Petrustanne
Petruksianne
inessive
Petruksessanne
Petruksissanne
elative
Petruksestanne
Petruksistanne
illative
Petrukseenne
Petruksiinne
adessive
Petruksellanne
Petruksillanne
ablative
Petrukseltanne
Petruksiltanne
allative
Petruksellenne
Petruksillenne
essive
Petruksenanne
Petruksinanne
translative
Petrukseksenne
Petruksiksenne
abessive
Petruksettanne
Petruksittanne
instructive
comitative
—Petruksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Petruksensa
Petruksensa
accusative
nom.
Petruksensa
Petruksensa
gen.
Petruksensa
genitive
Petruksensa
Petrustensa Petruksiensa
partitive
Petrustaan Petrustansa
Petruksiaan Petruksiansa
inessive
Petruksessaan Petruksessansa
Petruksissaan Petruksissansa
elative
Petruksestaan Petruksestansa
Petruksistaan Petruksistansa
illative
Petrukseensa
Petruksiinsa
adessive
Petruksellaan Petruksellansa
Petruksillaan Petruksillansa
ablative
Petrukseltaan Petrukseltansa
Petruksiltaan Petruksiltansa
allative
Petrukselleen Petruksellensa
Petruksilleen Petruksillensa
essive
Petruksenaan Petruksenansa
Petruksinaan Petruksinansa
translative
Petruksekseen Petrukseksensa
Petruksikseen Petruksiksensa
abessive
Petruksettaan Petruksettansa
Petruksittaan Petruksittansa
instructive
comitative
—Petruksineen Petruksinensa :

#### Statistics

* Petrus is the 371st 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.

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Petrus.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Petrus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Petri or Petrus' or (with article) Petrus)
* (biblical) Peter
** (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.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* a male given name of rare usage, variant of Peter

#### Related terms

* Petri Heil

### Noun

Petrus m
* (colloquial, dated) large key

### Further reading

* “Petrus” in Duden online

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈpɛtrus/ [ˈpɛt̪̚.rʊs]
* Rhymes: -ɛtrus
* Syllabification: Pet‧rus

### Proper noun

Pètrus
* (biblical) Peter
* a male given name from Dutch [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Peter

#### Alternative forms

* petrus

### Further reading

* “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.

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛt̪rʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpe.trus/, [ˈpɛːt̪rus]

### Proper noun

Petrus m (genitive Petrī); second declension
* 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.
* a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

#### Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian: Pedru, Perdu, Predu
* Ibero-Romance:
** Asturian: Pedru
** Old Galician-Portuguese: Pedro, Pero
*** Galician: Pedro
*** Portuguese: Pedro, Pero
**** → Konkani: पेद्रु (pedru)
**** → Old Tupi: Peró, peró
** Old Spanish:
*** Spanish: Pedro, Pero
* Occitano-Romance:
** Catalan: Pere
** Occitan: Pèire
* Rhaeto-Romance:
** Friulian: Pieri
** Romansch: Peider
* Gallo-Italic:
** Ligurian: Pê, Pêo
** Old Lombard: Petro
*** Lombard: Peder
** Piedmontese: Pèiro, Pero
* Gallo-Romance:
** French: Pierre
*** → Venetan: Pier
**** → Italian: Piero
* Italo-Romance:
** Corsican: Petru
** Sicilian: Petru
** Italian: Pietro
* German: Petrus; Peter
* Danish: Peter; Peder; Per
* Swedish: Per; Pär
* Polish: Piotr
* English: Peter

## Old English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpet.rus/

### Proper noun

Petrus m
* Peter

#### Declension

Strong a-stem:

#### Descendants

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

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Petrus c (genitive Petrus)
* 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.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* a male given name, a latinate variant of the more common Peter and Per

### Anagrams

* strupe