Perth

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English

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Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Peairt, from Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (oak).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Perth

  1. A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.
  2. The state capital of Western Australia.
  3. The City of Perth, a local government area in Western Australia.
  4. A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A river in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, a tributary of the Whataroa.
  7. A locale in the United States.
    1. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
    2. An unincorporated community in Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana.
    3. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
    4. An unincorporated community in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
    5. A town in Fulton County, New York.
    6. A minor city in Towner County, North Dakota.
    7. A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.
  8. A Scottish earldom.
  9. A surname

Derived terms

Translations

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Perth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpørt/, [ˈpø̞rt̪] (or as in English)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpørth/, [ˈpø̞rt̪h]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpert/, [ˈpe̞rt̪]
  • IPA(key): /ˈperth/, [ˈpe̞rt̪h]

Proper noun

Perth

  1. Perth (any place called Perth in English)

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Perth" is Perthissä.

Inflection of Perth (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Perth
genitive Perthin
partitive Perthiä
illative Perthiin
singular plural
nominative Perth
accusative nom. Perth
gen. Perthin
genitive Perthin
partitive Perthiä
inessive Perthissä
elative Perthistä
illative Perthiin
adessive Perthillä
ablative Perthiltä
allative Perthille
essive Perthinä
translative Perthiksi
abessive Perthittä
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Perth (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Perthini
accusative nom. Perthini
gen. Perthini
genitive Perthini
partitive Perthiäni
inessive Perthissäni
elative Perthistäni
illative Perthiini
adessive Perthilläni
ablative Perthiltäni
allative Perthilleni
essive Perthinäni
translative Perthikseni
abessive Perthittäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Perthisi
accusative nom. Perthisi
gen. Perthisi
genitive Perthisi
partitive Perthiäsi
inessive Perthissäsi
elative Perthistäsi
illative Perthiisi
adessive Perthilläsi
ablative Perthiltäsi
allative Perthillesi
essive Perthinäsi
translative Perthiksesi
abessive Perthittäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Perthimme
accusative nom. Perthimme
gen. Perthimme
genitive Perthimme
partitive Perthiämme
inessive Perthissämme
elative Perthistämme
illative Perthiimme
adessive Perthillämme
ablative Perthiltämme
allative Perthillemme
essive Perthinämme
translative Perthiksemme
abessive Perthittämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Perthinne
accusative nom. Perthinne
gen. Perthinne
genitive Perthinne
partitive Perthiänne
inessive Perthissänne
elative Perthistänne
illative Perthiinne
adessive Perthillänne
ablative Perthiltänne
allative Perthillenne
essive Perthinänne
translative Perthiksenne
abessive Perthittänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Perthinsä
accusative nom. Perthinsä
gen. Perthinsä
genitive Perthinsä
partitive Perthiään
Perthiänsä
inessive Perthissään
Perthissänsä
elative Perthistään
Perthistänsä
illative Perthiinsä
adessive Perthillään
Perthillänsä
ablative Perthiltään
Perthiltänsä
allative Perthilleen
Perthillensä
essive Perthinään
Perthinänsä
translative Perthikseen
Perthiksensä
abessive Perthittään
Perthittänsä
instructive
comitative

French

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Perth m or f

  1. Perth (city in Australia)
  2. Perth (city in Scotland)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Perth f

  1. Perth (a city in Western Australia, Australia)
  2. Perth (a city in Scotland)

Spanish

Proper noun

Perth f

  1. Perth