LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Petraeus1

Petraeus (feminine Petraea, neuter Petraeum)
Classical[pɛˈtrae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈtrɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivePetran; of or relating to Petra
    Arabia PetraeaPetran Arabia

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePetraeusPetraeaPetraeum
genitivePetraeīPetraeaePetraeī
dativePetraeōPetraeaePetraeō
accusativePetraeumPetraeamPetraeum
ablativePetraeōPetraeāPetraeō
vocativePetraeePetraeaPetraeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePetraeīPetraeaePetraea
genitivePetraeōrumPetraeārumPetraeōrum
dativePetraeīsPetraeīsPetraeīs
accusativePetraeōsPetraeāsPetraea
ablativePetraeīsPetraeīsPetraeīs
vocativePetraeīPetraeaePetraea

petraeus, a, um, adj., = πετραῖος,
I. that grows among rocks, rock- (post-Aug.) brassica, Plin. 20, 9, 36, § 92.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πετραίος (Petraíos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
petraeus2
petraeus (feminine petraea, neuter petraeum)
Classical[pɛˈtrae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈtrɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveThat grows (or lives) in rocky places

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepetraeuspetraeapetraeum
genitivepetraeīpetraeaepetraeī
dativepetraeōpetraeaepetraeō
accusativepetraeumpetraeampetraeum
ablativepetraeōpetraeāpetraeō
vocativepetraeepetraeapetraeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepetraeīpetraeaepetraea
genitivepetraeōrumpetraeārumpetraeōrum
dativepetraeīspetraeīspetraeīs
accusativepetraeōspetraeāspetraea
ablativepetraeīspetraeīspetraeīs
vocativepetraeīpetraeaepetraea

Pĕtraeus, a, um, v. 2. Petra, I. B.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πετραῖος (petraîos).

Quick answers

What does Petraeus mean in Latin?
Petraeus, a adjective, means “Petran; of or relating to Petra”.
How do you pronounce Petraeus?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈtrae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈtrɛː.us].