Petri , the free dictionary

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /petri/ [pe.t̪ri]
• Rhymes: -etri
• Hyphenation: Pe‧tri

Proper noun[edit]

Petri anim

1. Peter (biblical character)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

   Synonyms: Peru, Kepa (neologism)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• “66.- Santutegiko izen ohikoenak [Most common names in the calendar of saints]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally an eastern Finnish variant of Pietari (“Peter”) via Russian Пётр (Pjotr).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpetri/, [ˈpe̞t̪ri]
• Rhymes: -etri
• Syllabification^(key): Pet‧ri

Proper noun[edit]

Petri

1. a male given name
   • 1988, Erik W. Tawaststjerna, Jean Sibelius 5, Otava, →ISBN, page 261:

     Nyt Katarina tiedusteli äidiltään mikä pantaisiin lapsen nimeksi - hän itse tuntui olevan Petrin kannalla. Ainon vastaus heijastelee hänen karelianistis-kosmopoliittista näkökantaansa:
     "Petri Ilves tosin on vähän etnografi-kaikuinen ja tuo mieleeni Gallénin sankareita koskien partailta helmiset virsut tai kiiluvat sukset jalassa. ( - - - ) "

     Now Katarina inquired her mother on what the child should be named. She herself seemed to think Petri was the one. Aino's response is a reflection of her Karelianistic-cosmopolitan world view:
     "Petri Ilves sounds a bit like an ethnographer and reminds me of Gallén's heroes, from by the rapids, wearing their pearly birchbark shoes or gleaming skis."

   • 1974, Alpo Ruuth, Kotimaa, Tammi, →ISBN, pages 449–450:

     —Mä olen keksiny sen, Leila huusi riemuissaan ja taputti käsiään.
     —Minkä?
     —Nimen! Nyt sillä on nimi.
     —Mikä? Reiska kysyi epäillen.
     —Petri. Mä löysin sen just.
     —Petri, Reiska sanoi ja maisteli nimeä. Se ei sanonut mitään, ei puoleen eikä toiseen. Ei sitä ainakaan voinut vääntää.
     —Mikäs siinä, olkoon Petri.
     —Petri se sitten on. Mitä äidin pikku Petri.

     —I got it, Leila cried in joy, clapping her hands.
     —Got what?
     —The name! I know the name now.
     —What is it? Reiska asked with suspicion.
     —Petri. I just came up with it.
     —Petri, Reiska said, testing the name. It didn't feel like anything, not one way or another. It couldn't be turned into anything else.
     —Alright, Petri is fine.
     —Petri it is. Mom's little Petri.

Declension[edit]

Statistics[edit]

• Petri is the 20^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 23,948 male individuals (and as a middle name to 12,660 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams[edit]

• perit

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Petri

1. (archaic) genitive singular of Petrus

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.triː/, [ˈpɛt̪riː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tri/, [ˈpɛːt̪ri]

Proper noun[edit]

Petrī

1. inflection of Petrus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hungarian Petri.

Proper noun[edit]

Petri m (genitive/dative lui Petri)

1. a surname from Hungarian

References[edit]

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică