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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. A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Perth.
  4. A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A river in the Southern Alps West Coast region, 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

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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]
  • Rhymes: -ørt

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.

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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾt/ [ˈpeɾt̪]
  • Rhymes: -eɾt
  • Syllabification: Perth

Proper noun

Perth f

  1. Perth

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