"Petrus" meaning in German

See Petrus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: De-Petrus.ogg Forms: Petri [genitive], Petrus' [genitive], Petrus [genitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Petrus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Petrus}} Borrowed from Latin Petrus Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,Petri:Petrus':Petrus􂀿with article􂁀}} Petrus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Petri or Petrus' or (with article) Petrus)
  1. (biblical) Peter Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): Bible, Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Petrus-de-name-6nLHlZQp Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 54 45 1 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. a male given name of rare usage, variant of Peter Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names, Biblical characters, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Petrus-de-name-jDslgftO Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 54 45 1 Disambiguation of Individuals: 25 71 5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 62 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Petri Heil

Noun

Audio: De-Petrus.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Petrus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Petrus}} Borrowed from Latin Petrus Head templates: {{head|de|noun|g=m}} Petrus m
  1. (colloquial, dated) large key Tags: colloquial, dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-Petrus-de-noun-~TdcoTCK

Inflected forms

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