Petur

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See also: Pétur and Pætur

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Etymology

From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Petur m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Petur: Petursson
  • daughter Petur: Petursdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Petur
accusative Petur
dative Peturi
genitive Peturs

Alternative forms

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Petur m (genitive Petair)

  1. Peter (apostle)
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 18d12
      Petur et Iacób et Iohain
      Peter and James and John

Descendants

  • Irish: Peadar
  • Manx: Peddyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: Peadar

Mutation

Mutation of Petur
radical lenition nasalization
Petur Phetur
or unchanged 		Petur
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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