Christusmonogramm
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German
Etymology
Recorded circa 1840, from Christus (“Christ”) + Monogramm (“monogram”). Derived from the Medieval Latin monogramma Christi. Older literature uses the Latin expression, or Chrismon. First attested in the 18th century.
Noun
Christusmonogramm n (strong, genitive Christusmonogramms, plural Christusmonogramme)
- Christogram, especially the chi-rho symbol (☧).
- 1840: "Es sieht aus, wie wenn sich zwischen dem Christusmonogramm, χς, in der Mitte zeige — eine Schlange, das ξ" ("It looks as if there were, in the midst of the Christogram χς, a Serpent, the letter ξ") Th. F. J. Züllig, "Die Zahl 666" (viz. the Greek numeral χξς΄), Die Offenbarung Johannis vol. 2, p. 248.
Declension
Declension of Christusmonogramm
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Christusmonogramm | die | Christusmonogramme |
| genitive | eines | des | Christusmonogramms | der | Christusmonogramme |
| dative | einem | dem | Christusmonogramm | den | Christusmonogrammen |
| accusative | ein | das | Christusmonogramm | die | Christusmonogramme |
References
- “Christusmonogramm” in Duden online