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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pé.tros/ → /ˈpe.tros/ → /ˈpe.tros/
Proper noun
Πέτρος • (Pétros) m (genitive Πέτρου); second declension
- Peter
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpetɾos/
- Hyphenation: Πέ‧τρος
Proper noun
Πέτρος • (Pétros) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
- (Christianity) Any of the religious figures named Peter in the Bible, in particular the apostle of Jesus.
- Any of the saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 29 June.
Declension
Πέτρος
case \ number
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singular
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nominative
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Πέτρος •
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genitive
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Πέτρου •
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accusative
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Πέτρο •
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vocative
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Πέτρο •
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