Sankta Pætursborg
Faroese
proper noun
Definitions
- St. Petersburg (federal city in Russia)
Etymology
Compound from Faroese sankta (Saint) + Faroese Pætur (Peter)+ Faroese borg (town, castle)derived from Russian Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербу́рг derived from German Sankt.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Sankt
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sanctus Latin
- Sankt German
- Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербу́рг Russian
- Pétr Old Norse
- borg Old Norse
- Pætur Faroese
- borg Faroese
- borgarakríggj Faroese
- borgari Faroese
- borgarstjóri Faroese
- pætursmessa Faroese
- sankta Faroese