What part of speech is peter?

Peter can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

1. peter is a verb, present, 1st person singular of peter (infinitive).
2. peter is a verb (infinitive).
3. peter is a noun, singular of Peters / Peteres.

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) peter

peter / peters

petered

petered

petering

Infinitive: (to) peter
Present: peter / peters
Simple Past: petered
Past Participle: (have) petered
Gerund: petering

Noun

Singular

Plural
Peter

Peters / Peteres

Singular: Peter
Plural: Peters / Peteres

What does peter mean?

Definitions

Verb
peter - To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.
Noun
Peter - disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
peter - obscene terms for penis

Examples of peter

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Is the trade war a real thing, or is it going to peter out?

Sentence
verb
Is the trade war a real thing, or is it going to peter out?

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