Sankta Pætursborg

Faroese

Alternative forms

• St. Pætursborg

Etymology

sankta (“Saint”) +‎ Pætur (“Peter”) +‎ borg (“castle, town”), from Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg), from German Sankt Petersburg (“Saint Peter's City”), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great.

Proper noun

Sankta Pætursborg f

1. St. Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Sankta Pætursborg
accusative	Sankta Pætursborg
dative	Sankta Pætursborg
genitive	Sankta Pætursborgar