petr-

1. variant of petro- before a vowel.

   petrous.

Example Sentences

Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry and William Gallas made up the regular back four, with Petr Cech in goal, as Chelsea conceded just 15 times.

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Starting in early 2022, following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Czech government under Prime Minister Petr Fialla invested heavily in improving the existing Transalpine pipeline to the Italian port of Trieste.

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On Wednesday night, during his only head-to-head debate with Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Andrej Babis ruled out forming a coalition with the Communists.

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Prime Minister Petr Fiala wished Babis a speedy recovery and told an election rally for his party that "violence does not belong in politics".

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"I think this bridge is absolutely key to Prague," said architect and bridge engineer, Petr Tej, running his hand over the rust-coated girders of the 123-year-old Vysehrad railway bridge.

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When To Use

What does petr- mean?

Petr- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “rock” or "stone." It is very rarely used in scientific terms.Petr- comes from Greek pétra, meaning “rock.” Two Latin translations of pétra are lapis and saxum, both meaning “stone,” which are the roots of terms such as lapis lazuli and saxifrage, respectively. To learn more, check out our entries for both words.What are variants of petr-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with certain consonants, petr- becomes petri-. Another variant of petr- is petro-. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use petri- and petro- articles.