Petropolis
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See also: Petrópolis
English
Etymology 1
From Brazilian Portuguese Petrópolis.
Proper noun
Petropolis
- A city and municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and historic state capital.
- A neighbourhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Ellipsis of Treaty of Petropolis.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Petropolis
- A nickname for Fort McMurray. A city in Alberta, Canada; the oil extraction capital of Canada
Etymology 3
From Greek Πετρόπουλος (Petrópoulos).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Petropolis
- A surname.
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Proper noun
Petropolis f sg (genitive Petropolis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Peterborough, England
- (New Latin) Saint Petersburg, Russia
- (New Latin) Petrovaradin, Serbia
- (New Latin) Petrópolis, Brazil
- (New Latin) Pierre, USA
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petropolis |
| genitive | Petropolis |
| dative | Petropolī |
| accusative | Petropolim Petropolin |
| ablative | Petropolī |
| vocative | Petropolis Petropolī |
| locative | Petropolī |