# Pietari
## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).
* St Petersburg: In Finnish, towns named after individuals are often left as is. Compare Mikkeli, Antrea and Loviisa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpie̯tɑri/, [ˈpie̞̯t̪ɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -ietɑri
* Hyphenation: Pie‧ta‧ri

### Proper noun

Pietari
* (biblical) Peter (biblical character)
** 1992, The Holy Bible, Matt. 16:18:Ja minä sanon sinulle: Sinä olet Pietari, ja tälle kalliolle minä rakennan kirkkoni.And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.
* a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
** 1958, Simo Puupponen, Pikku Pietarin piha, WSOY (1972), →ISBN, page 9:Pietari oli nimi, jonka äiti oli hänelle vaatimalla vaatinut. Kas kun ei vielä Paavali tai Jeesus, oli isä sanonut, mutta äiti ei ollut antanut periksi vaan saanut Pietarinsa. Jormalainen oli leikkipäällä ollessaan itse näin kertonut. Niin kuin Pietarissa nyt olisi jotakin vikaa! Ei sitten mitään vikaa!Pietari was the name that his mother had insisted on. What's next, Paavali or Jeesus, had his father said, but his mother had not given in and kept saying Pietari. Jormalainen had himself jocosely told this story.
* Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).
    Pietari Suuri perusti Pietarin kaupungin.Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Pietari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarini
Pietarini
accusative
nom.
Pietarini
Pietarini
gen.
Pietarini
genitive
Pietarini
Pietarieni Pietareideni Pietareitteni
partitive
Pietariani
Pietareitani Pietarejani
inessive
Pietarissani
Pietareissani
elative
Pietaristani
Pietareistani
illative
Pietariini
Pietareihini
adessive
Pietarillani
Pietareillani
ablative
Pietariltani
Pietareiltani
allative
Pietarilleni
Pietareilleni
essive
Pietarinani
Pietareinani
translative
Pietarikseni
Pietareikseni
abessive
Pietarittani
Pietareittani
instructive
comitative
—Pietareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarisi
Pietarisi
accusative
nom.
Pietarisi
Pietarisi
gen.
Pietarisi
genitive
Pietarisi
Pietariesi Pietareidesi Pietareittesi
partitive
Pietariasi
Pietareitasi Pietarejasi
inessive
Pietarissasi
Pietareissasi
elative
Pietaristasi
Pietareistasi
illative
Pietariisi
Pietareihisi
adessive
Pietarillasi
Pietareillasi
ablative
Pietariltasi
Pietareiltasi
allative
Pietarillesi
Pietareillesi
essive
Pietarinasi
Pietareinasi
translative
Pietariksesi
Pietareiksesi
abessive
Pietarittasi
Pietareittasi
instructive
comitative
—Pietareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarimme
Pietarimme
accusative
nom.
Pietarimme
Pietarimme
gen.
Pietarimme
genitive
Pietarimme
Pietariemme Pietareidemme Pietareittemme
partitive
Pietariamme
Pietareitamme Pietarejamme
inessive
Pietarissamme
Pietareissamme
elative
Pietaristamme
Pietareistamme
illative
Pietariimme
Pietareihimme
adessive
Pietarillamme
Pietareillamme
ablative
Pietariltamme
Pietareiltamme
allative
Pietarillemme
Pietareillemme
essive
Pietarinamme
Pietareinamme
translative
Pietariksemme
Pietareiksemme
abessive
Pietarittamme
Pietareittamme
instructive
comitative
—Pietareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarinne
Pietarinne
accusative
nom.
Pietarinne
Pietarinne
gen.
Pietarinne
genitive
Pietarinne
Pietarienne Pietareidenne Pietareittenne
partitive
Pietarianne
Pietareitanne Pietarejanne
inessive
Pietarissanne
Pietareissanne
elative
Pietaristanne
Pietareistanne
illative
Pietariinne
Pietareihinne
adessive
Pietarillanne
Pietareillanne
ablative
Pietariltanne
Pietareiltanne
allative
Pietarillenne
Pietareillenne
essive
Pietarinanne
Pietareinanne
translative
Pietariksenne
Pietareiksenne
abessive
Pietarittanne
Pietareittanne
instructive
comitative
—Pietareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarinsa
Pietarinsa
accusative
nom.
Pietarinsa
Pietarinsa
gen.
Pietarinsa
genitive
Pietarinsa
Pietariensa Pietareidensa Pietareittensa
partitive
Pietariaan Pietariansa
Pietareitaan Pietarejaan Pietareitansa Pietarejansa
inessive
Pietarissaan Pietarissansa
Pietareissaan Pietareissansa
elative
Pietaristaan Pietaristansa
Pietareistaan Pietareistansa
illative
Pietariinsa
Pietareihinsa
adessive
Pietarillaan Pietarillansa
Pietareillaan Pietareillansa
ablative
Pietariltaan Pietariltansa
Pietareiltaan Pietareiltansa
allative
Pietarilleen Pietarillensa
Pietareilleen Pietareillensa
essive
Pietarinaan Pietarinansa
Pietareinaan Pietareinansa
translative
Pietarikseen Pietariksensa
Pietareikseen Pietareiksensa
abessive
Pietarittaan Pietarittansa
Pietareittaan Pietareittansa
instructive
comitative
—Pietareineen Pietareinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Petra (female given name)
* Petri (male given name)
* Petteri (male given name)
* Pietarhovi
* Pietarila (surname)
* pietarilainen
* Pietarin kirje
* Pietarinen (surname)
* pietarinkala
* pietaryrtti
* Pietilä (surname)

#### Related terms

* (male given name) Pekka
* (surnames) Pietikäinen, Pietilä, Pietiläinen, Pärssinen

#### Statistics

* Pietari is the 457th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 520 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,095 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.