petra

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin petra (rock). Doublet of piedra.

Noun[edit]

petra

  1. stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
    • 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 209:
      Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone.

Anagrams[edit]

Breton[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

petra

  1. what?

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpetrɑ/, [ˈpe̞t̪rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -etrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pet‧ra

Noun[edit]

petra (dialectal)

  1. Alternative form of peura

Declension[edit]

Inflection of petra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative petra petrat
genitive petran petrojen
partitive petraa petroja
illative petraan petroihin
singular plural
nominative petra petrat
accusative nom. petra petrat
gen. petran
genitive petran petrojen
petrainrare
partitive petraa petroja
inessive petrassa petroissa
elative petrasta petroista
illative petraan petroihin
adessive petralla petroilla
ablative petralta petroilta
allative petralle petroille
essive petrana petroina
translative petraksi petroiksi
abessive petratta petroitta
instructive petroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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
petrainirare
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
petraisirare
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
petraimmerare
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
petrainnerare
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
petrainsarare
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

Gallurese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Classical Latin petra, borrowed from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra), of unknown further etymology.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

petra f (plural petri)

  1. stone
    1. (uncountable) a hard earthen substance that can form large rocks
    2. a piece of stone

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse, Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Interlingua[edit]

Noun[edit]

petra (plural petras)

  1. stone

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A late borrowing from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, rock), further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

petra f (genitive petrae); first declension

  1. stone, rock
    Synonyms: lapis, saxum, silex

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative petra petrae
Genitive petrae petrārum
Dative petrae petrīs
Accusative petram petrās
Ablative petrā petrīs
Vocative petra petrae

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • petra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • petra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • petra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • petra”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • petra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • petra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • petra”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin petra.

Noun[edit]

petra f

  1. stone