Pedro

English

Etymology

Spanish and Portuguese, given name. Doublet of Peter, Piers, and Boutros.

Noun

Pedro (uncountable)

  1. An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
  2. The five of trumps in certain card games.

Proper noun

Pedro

  1. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ped‧ro
  • IPA(key): /ˈpedɾo/, [ˈpid̪.ɾ̪ɔ]

Proper noun

Pedro

  1. a male given name from Spanish
  2. (biblical) Peter
  3. the first epistle of Peter
  4. the second epistle of Peter

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Пётр (Pjotr).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpedro/, [ˈpe̞drŏ̞̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpedro/, [ˈpe̞d̥ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -edro
  • Hyphenation: Ped‧ro

Proper noun

Pedro

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
  2. (biblical) Peter (the Apostle)
  3. (Christianity) Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (feast on 12 July)

Declension
Declension of Pedro (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Pedro Pedrot
genitive Pedron Pedroin, Pedroloin
partitive Pedroa Pedroja, Pedroloja
illative Pedroo Pedroi, Pedroloihe
inessive Pedroos Pedrois, Pedrolois
elative Pedrost Pedroist, Pedroloist
allative Pedrolle Pedroille, Pedroloille
adessive Pedrool Pedroil, Pedroloil
ablative Pedrolt Pedroilt, Pedroloilt
translative Pedroks Pedroiks, Pedroloiks
essive Pedronna, Pedroon Pedroinna, Pedroloinna, Pedroin, Pedroloin
exessive1) Pedront Pedroint, Pedroloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 393

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pedra).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpe.dɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpe.dɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpe.dɾu/ [ˈpe.ðɾu]

  • Hyphenation: Pe‧dro

Proper noun

Pedro m (plural Pedros)

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Pedro, inherited from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare piedra). The lack of diphthongization is unexpected, but cf. Portuguese Pedro, with /e/ rather than /ɛ/.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpedɾo/ [ˈpe.ð̞ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -edɾo
  • Syllabification: Pe‧dro

Proper noun

Pedro m

  1. Peter (biblical character)
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 3:16:
      A Simón, al cual puso por nombre Pedro.
      And Simon he surnamed Peter; (KJV)
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • Pidro — obsolete
  • Piro — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpedɾo/ [ˈpɛd.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -edɾo
  • Syllabification: Ped‧ro

Proper noun

Pedro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. a male given name from Spanish
  2. (biblical) Peter
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