Pietari

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

• St Petersburg: In Finnish, towns named after individuals are often left as is. Compare Mikkeli, Antrea and Loviisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯tɑri/, [ˈpie̞̯t̪ɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ietɑri
• Syllabification^(key): Pie‧ta‧ri

Proper noun

Pietari

1. Peter (biblical character).
   • 1992, The Holy Bible, Matt. 16:18:

     Ja minä sanon sinulle: Sinä olet Pietari, ja tälle kalliolle minä rakennan kirkkoni.

     And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.

2. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
   • 1958, Simo Puupponen, Pikku Pietarin piha, WSOY (1972), →ISBN, page 9:

     Pietari oli nimi, jonka äiti oli hänelle vaatimalla vaatinut. Kas kun ei vielä Paavali tai Jeesus, oli isä sanonut, mutta äiti ei ollut antanut periksi vaan saanut Pietarinsa. Jormalainen oli leikkipäällä ollessaan itse näin kertonut.
     Niin kuin Pietarissa nyt olisi jotakin vikaa! Ei sitten mitään vikaa!

     Pietari was the name that his mother had insisted on. What's next, Paavali or Jeesus, had his father said, but his mother had not given in and kept saying Pietari. Jormalainen had himself jocosely told this story.

3. Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).

   Pietari Suuri perusti Pietarin kaupungin.

   Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg.

Declension

Inflection of Pietari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Pietari	Pietarit
genitive		Pietarin	Pietarien Pietareiden Pietareitten
partitive		Pietaria	Pietareita Pietareja
illative		Pietariin	Pietareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pietari	Pietarit
accusative	nom.	Pietari	Pietarit
	gen.	Pietarin
genitive		Pietarin	Pietarien Pietareiden Pietareitten
partitive		Pietaria	Pietareita Pietareja
inessive		Pietarissa	Pietareissa
elative		Pietarista	Pietareista
illative		Pietariin	Pietareihin
adessive		Pietarilla	Pietareilla
ablative		Pietarilta	Pietareilta
allative		Pietarille	Pietareille
essive		Pietarina	Pietareina
translative		Pietariksi	Pietareiksi
abessive		Pietaritta	Pietareitta
instructive		—	Pietarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pietari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pietarini Pietarini accusative nom. Pietarini Pietarini gen. Pietarini genitive Pietarini Pietarieni Pietareideni Pietareitteni partitive Pietariani Pietareitani Pietarejani inessive Pietarissani Pietareissani elative Pietaristani Pietareistani illative Pietariini Pietareihini adessive Pietarillani Pietareillani ablative Pietariltani Pietareiltani allative Pietarilleni Pietareilleni essive Pietarinani Pietareinani translative Pietarikseni Pietareikseni abessive Pietarittani Pietareittani instructive — — comitative — Pietareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pietarisi Pietarisi accusative nom. Pietarisi Pietarisi gen. Pietarisi genitive Pietarisi Pietariesi Pietareidesi Pietareittesi partitive Pietariasi Pietareitasi Pietarejasi inessive Pietarissasi Pietareissasi elative Pietaristasi Pietareistasi illative Pietariisi Pietareihisi adessive Pietarillasi Pietareillasi ablative Pietariltasi Pietareiltasi allative Pietarillesi Pietareillesi essive Pietarinasi Pietareinasi translative Pietariksesi Pietareiksesi abessive Pietarittasi Pietareittasi instructive — — comitative — Pietareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pietarimme Pietarimme accusative nom. Pietarimme Pietarimme gen. Pietarimme genitive Pietarimme Pietariemme Pietareidemme Pietareittemme partitive Pietariamme Pietareitamme Pietarejamme inessive Pietarissamme Pietareissamme elative Pietaristamme Pietareistamme illative Pietariimme Pietareihimme adessive Pietarillamme Pietareillamme ablative Pietariltamme Pietareiltamme allative Pietarillemme Pietareillemme essive Pietarinamme Pietareinamme translative Pietariksemme Pietareiksemme abessive Pietarittamme Pietareittamme instructive — — comitative — Pietareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pietarinne Pietarinne accusative nom. Pietarinne Pietarinne gen. Pietarinne genitive Pietarinne Pietarienne Pietareidenne Pietareittenne partitive Pietarianne Pietareitanne Pietarejanne inessive Pietarissanne Pietareissanne elative Pietaristanne Pietareistanne illative Pietariinne Pietareihinne adessive Pietarillanne Pietareillanne ablative Pietariltanne Pietareiltanne allative Pietarillenne Pietareillenne essive Pietarinanne Pietareinanne translative Pietariksenne Pietareiksenne abessive Pietarittanne Pietareittanne instructive — — comitative — Pietareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pietarinsa Pietarinsa accusative nom. Pietarinsa Pietarinsa gen. Pietarinsa genitive Pietarinsa Pietariensa Pietareidensa Pietareittensa partitive Pietariaan Pietariansa Pietareitaan Pietarejaan Pietareitansa Pietarejansa inessive Pietarissaan Pietarissansa Pietareissaan Pietareissansa elative Pietaristaan Pietaristansa Pietareistaan Pietareistansa illative Pietariinsa Pietareihinsa adessive Pietarillaan Pietarillansa Pietareillaan Pietareillansa ablative Pietariltaan Pietariltansa Pietareiltaan Pietareiltansa allative Pietarilleen Pietarillensa Pietareilleen Pietareillensa essive Pietarinaan Pietarinansa Pietareinaan Pietareinansa translative Pietarikseen Pietariksensa Pietareikseen Pietareiksensa abessive Pietarittaan Pietarittansa Pietareittaan Pietareittansa instructive — — comitative — Pietareineen Pietareinensa

Derived terms

• Petra (female given name)
• Petri (male given name)
• Petteri (male given name)
• Pietarila (surname)
• pietarilainen
• Pietarin kirje
• Pietarinen (surname)
• pietarinkala
• pietaryrtti
• Pietilä (surname)

 

Related terms

• (male given name) Pekka
• (surnames) Pietikäinen, Pietilä, Pietiläinen, Pärssinen

Statistics

• Pietari is the 457^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 520 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,095 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.