LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

petrō

petrō m (genitive petrōnis)
Classical[ˈpɛ.troː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.tro]

Meaning

  1. a rustic, a country bumpkin, yokel, hayseed, hick
  2. an old wether (a ram whose flesh is as hard as stone)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepetrōpetrōnēs
genitivepetrōnispetrōnum
dativepetrōnīpetrōnibus
accusativepetrōnempetrōnēs
ablativepetrōnepetrōnibus
vocativepetrōpetrōnēs

pē^tro, ōnis, m. 1. petra.
I. A rustic: petrones rustici fere dicuntur, etc., Fest. p. 206, 23 Müll.; cf.: petrones rustici a petrarum asperitate et duritiā dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 207, 6 ib.—
II. An old wether, whose flesh is as hard as a stone (anteclass.), Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 40.
Petro, ōnis, m. 1. petra,
I. a Roman surname, Suet. Vesp. 1.

Origins

Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petra Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin petrō From petra (“stone”) + -ō.

Quick answers

What does petrō mean in Latin?
petrō, a noun, means “a rustic, a country bumpkin, yokel, hayseed, hick; an old wether (a ram whose flesh is as hard as stone)”.
What is the genitive of petrō?
The genitive singular is petrōnis. petrō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce petrō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛ.troː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.tro].