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Russian
Etymology 1
Clipping of Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg). From Dutch Pieter, the petname used in reference to the Russian tsar Peter the Great, the founder of Saint Petersburg. Attested since at least 1772.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Пи́тер • (Píter) m inan (genitive Пи́тера, relational adjective пи́терский)
- (informal) Saint Petersburg
1885, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Старость; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Old Age, 1921:Восемна́дцать лет тому́ наза́д, когда́ он пересели́лся в Пи́тер, на том, наприме́р, ме́сте, где тепе́рь стои́т вокза́л, мальчуга́ны лови́ли су́сликов<...>- Vosemnádcatʹ let tomú nazád, kogdá on pereselílsja v Píter, na tom, naprimér, méste, gde tepérʹ stoít vokzál, malʹčugány lovíli súslikov<...>
- Eighteen years ago when he had moved to Petersburg the street-boys used to catch marmots, for instance, on the spot where now the station was standing<...>
- (Soviet Union, informal) Leningrad; (1914-1924) Petrograd
Declension
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singular
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nominative
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Пи́тер Píter
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genitive
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Пи́тера Pítera
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dative
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Пи́теру Píteru
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accusative
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Пи́тер Píter
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instrumental
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Пи́тером Píterom
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prepositional
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Пи́тере Pítere
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Derived terms
- → Written Oirat: (biiter)
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English Peter.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Пи́тер • (Pítɛr, Píter) m anim (genitive Пи́тера, nominative plural Пи́теры, genitive plural Пи́теров)
- a male given name from English, equivalent to English Peter
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Пи́тер Pítɛr, Píter
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Пи́теры Pítɛry, Pítery
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genitive
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Пи́тера Pítɛra, Pítera
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Пи́теров Pítɛrov, Píterov
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dative
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Пи́теру Pítɛru, Píteru
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Пи́терам Pítɛram, Píteram
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accusative
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Пи́тера Pítɛra, Pítera
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Пи́теров Pítɛrov, Píterov
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instrumental
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Пи́тером Pítɛrom, Píterom
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Пи́терами Pítɛrami, Píterami
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prepositional
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Пи́тере Pítɛre, Pítere
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Пи́терах Pítɛrax, Píterax
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