città della Russia nord-occidentale, situata sulla riva orientale del Mar Baltico; è la seconda città più popolosa del paese, e ne fu capitale dal 1713 al 1918
köken: Ultimately from Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg). By surface analysis, San Pietro (“Saint Peter”) + -burgo.
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)
köken: Borrowed from Russian Са̀нкт-Петербу́рг (Sànkt-Peterbúrg).
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)
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)
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)
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)
Peter (biblical character) · a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
köken: A vernacular form of Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), seemingly via Old Swedish Pætar (/ˈpɛːtar/? attested in Runic) or Pētar. The ending may have been reshaped by influence from Latin -ārius. * (St Petersburg): Formally named after Saint Peter the Apostle, but alluding to Peter the Great, the founder of the modern city of St Petersburg. In Finnish, towns named after individuals are often left as…
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)
köken: From Szent Péter (“Saint Peter”) + vár (“castle”).