LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Petropolis

Petropolis f sg (genitive Petropolis)

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew LatinfemininesingularPeterborough, England
  2. New LatinfemininesingularSaint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)
  3. New LatinfemininesingularPetrovaradin, Serbia
  4. New LatinfemininesingularPetropolis (a municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former state capital)
  5. New LatinfemininesingularPierre, USA

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePetropolis—
genitivePetropolis—
dativePetropolī—
accusativePetropolim
Petropolin		—
ablativePetropolī—
vocativePetropolis
Petropolī		—
locativePetropolī—

Origins

Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Latin Petrus Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polis Latin Petropolis From Petrus + -polis.

Quick answers

What does Petropolis mean in Latin?
Petropolis, a proper noun, means “Peterborough, England; Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)”.
What is the genitive of Petropolis?
The genitive singular is Petropolis. Petropolis is feminine, third declension.