petr-

1. variant of petro- before a vowel.

   petrous.

Example Sentences

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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"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.

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Petr is part of the Vysehrad Bridge Foundation, an international coalition of experts who've restored similar steel bridges around the world – some of them in much worse shape than this one.

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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.