Petraeus
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See also: petraeus
Dutch
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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 Latin) 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.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Petraeus | Petraea | Petraeum | Petraeī | Petraeae | Petraea | |
| genitive | Petraeī | Petraeae | Petraeī | Petraeōrum | Petraeārum | Petraeōrum | |
| dative | Petraeō | Petraeae | 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