Petersburg

English

Etymology

From Peter + -s- or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough.

Proper noun

Petersburg

  1. An independent city in Virginia, United States.
  2. Various other towns and cities, including:
    1. A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska.
    2. A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.
    3. A city, the county seat of Pike County, Indiana.
    4. A small city in Monroe County, Michigan.
    5. A small city in Nelson County, North Dakota.
    6. A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
    7. A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.
    8. A small city in Hale County, Texas.
    9. A city, the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia.
  3. A campaign in the American Civil War.
  4. Alternative form of Saint Petersburg, a federal city of Russia, formerly Leningrad.

Derived terms

See also

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Petersburg in 1899. Named after Saint Petersburg in Russia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeː.tərsˌbʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ters‧burg

Proper noun

Petersburg n

  1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.tɛrz.burk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrzburk
  • Syllabification: Pe‧ters‧burg

Proper noun

Petersburg m inan

  1. Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)
    Synonym: Sankt Petersburg

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • petersburżanin
  • petersburżanka

Further reading

  • Petersburg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Petersburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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