Petraeus
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See also: petraeus
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pieters, meaning Pieter's (Peter's) son.
Proper noun[edit]
Petraeus ?
- a surname
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πετραίος (Petraíos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈtrae̯.us/, [pɛˈt̪räe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈtre.us/, [peˈt̪rɛːus]
Adjective[edit]
Petraeus (feminine Petraea, neuter Petraeum); first/second-declension adjective
- Petran; of or relating to Petra
- Arabia Petraea ― Petran Arabia
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Petraeus | Petraea | Petraeum | Petraeī | Petraeae | Petraea | |
| Genitive | Petraeī | Petraeae | Petraeī | Petraeōrum | Petraeārum | Petraeōrum | |
| Dative | Petraeō | Petraeō | Petraeīs | ||||
| Accusative | Petraeum | Petraeam | Petraeum | Petraeōs | Petraeās | Petraea | |
| Ablative | Petraeō | Petraeā | Petraeō | Petraeīs | |||
| Vocative | Petraee | Petraea | Petraeum | Petraeī | Petraeae | Petraea | |
References[edit]
- “Petraeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petraeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Further reading[edit]
- “Arabia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly