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Webster 1913 Edition


Peter

Pe′ter

(pē′tẽr)
,
p
rop.
Noun.
A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the twelve apostles of Christ.
Peter boat
,
a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English rivers.
Peter Funk
,
the auctioneer in a mock auction.
[Cant, U.S.]
Peter pence
, or
Peter’s pence
.
(a)
An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English people to the pope, being a penny for every house, payable on Lammas or St. Peter's day; – called also
Rome scot
, and
hearth money
.
(b)
In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics to the private purse of the pope.
Peter's fish
(Zool.)
,
a haddock; – so called because the black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar spots.

Pet′er

(pē′tẽr)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Petered
(pē′tẽrd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Petering
.]
[Etymol. uncertain.]
To become depleted; to run out; to fail; – used generally with
out
;
as, that mine has
petered
out
.
[Slang, U.S.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Peter

PETER


Definition 2024


Péter

Péter

See also: péter, Peter, and peter

Hungarian

Proper noun

Péter

  1. A male given name. Hungarian equivalent of Peter.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Péter Péterek
accusative Pétert Pétereket
dative Péternek Pétereknek
instrumental Péterrel Péterekkel
causal-final Péterért Péterekért
translative Péterré Péterekké
terminative Péterig Péterekig
essive-formal Péterként Péterekként
essive-modal
inessive Péterben Péterekben
superessive Péteren Pétereken
adessive Péternél Pétereknél
illative Péterbe Péterekbe
sublative Péterre Péterekre
allative Péterhez Péterekhez
elative Péterből Péterekből
delative Péterről Péterekről
ablative Pétertől Péterektől
Possessive forms of Péter
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Péterem Pétereim
2nd person sing. Pétered Pétereid
3rd person sing. Pétere Péterei
1st person plural Péterünk Pétereink
2nd person plural Péteretek Pétereitek
3rd person plural Péterük Pétereik

Derived terms

péter

péter

See also: Péter, peter, and Peter

French

Verb

péter

  1. (slang) to blow off, fart
  2. (slang) to break

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like céder. It is a regular -er verb, except that its last stem vowel alternates between /e/ (written ‘é’) and /ɛ/ (written ‘è’), with the latter being used before mute ‘e’. One special case is the future stem, used in the future and the conditional. Before 1990, the future stem of such verbs was written péter-, reflecting the historic pronunciation /e/. In 1990, the French Academy recommended that it be written pèter-, reflecting the now common pronunciation /ɛ/, thereby making this distinction consistent throughout the conjugation (and also matching in this regard the conjugations of verbs like lever and jeter). Both spellings are in use today, and both are therefore given here.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Synonyms

  • avoir des gaz
  • lâcher une caisse
  • lâcher une perle
  • lâcher Médor
  • lâcher une ruine