Perth

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɜːθ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɝθ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /pɛɹθ/

• Audio (Australia):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θ
• (UK, th-fronting) IPA^(key): /pɜːf/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f
• Homophone: perf (th-fronting)

Proper noun

Perth

2. A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.
4. The state capital of Western Australia.
5. A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Perth.
6. A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
7. A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
8. A river in the Southern Alps West Coast region, New Zealand, a tributary of the Whataroa.
9. 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.
10. A Scottish earldom.
11. A surname

Derived terms

• North Perth
• packing for Perth
• Perth Amboy
• Perth and Kinross
• Perth County
• Perth East
• Perthian
• Perthite
• Perthonality
• Perthshire
• Perth South
• South Perth
• West Perth

Translations

city in Scotland

• Arabic: بِيرْث m (birṯ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 佩斯 (Pèisī), 珀斯 (zh) (Pòsī), ^{(please verify)} 柏斯 (Bósī)

• Dutch: Perth (nl) n
• Finnish: Perth
• French: Perth (fr)
• German: Perth (de) n
• Greek: Περθ (Perth)
• Irish: Peairt
• Japanese: パース (ja) (Pāsu)
• Korean: 퍼스 (ko) (Peoseu)
• Polish: Perth (pl) n
• Portuguese: Perth f
• Romanian: Perth
• Russian: Перт (ru) m (Pɛrt), Перт (ru) m (Pert)
• Scots: Perth, Pairth
• Scottish Gaelic: Peairt

city in Western Australia

• Arabic: بِيرْث m (birṯ)
• Armenian: Պերտ (Pert)
• Belarusian: Перт m (Pjert)
• Bulgarian: Пърт m (Părt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 珀斯 (zh) (Pòsī), (Taiwan) 柏斯 (Bósī), ^{(please verify)} 佩斯 (Pèisī)

• Dinka: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: Perth (nl) n
• Esperanto: Perto
• Finnish: Perth
• French: Perth (fr)
• Georgian: პერთი (ṗerti)
• German: Perth (de) n
• Greek: Περθ n (Perth)
• Hebrew: פרת׳
• Hindi: पर्थ (parth)
• Japanese: パース (ja) (Pāsu)
• Korean: 퍼스 (ko) (Peoseu)
• Macedonian: Перт m (Pert)
• Māori: Peraha
• Nhanda: Parata
• Nyunga: Boorloo
• Persian: پرث (pers)
• Polish: Perth (pl) n
• Portuguese: Perth f
• Romanian: Perth
• Russian: Перт (ru) m (Pɛrt), Перт (ru) m (Pert)
• Scots: Perth
• Scottish Gaelic: Peairt
• Spanish: Perth m
• Thai: เพิร์ท (pêrt)
• Ukrainian: Перт m (Pert)
• Vietnamese: Perth

Anagrams

• therp

Finnish

Etymology

From English Perth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpø(ː)rt/, [ˈpø̞(ː)rt̪] (or as in English)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpø(ː)rth/, [ˈpø̞(ː)rt̪h]
• 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.

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

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /pœʁs/, /pɛʁs/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /pɚːt/

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