Críst

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See also: Crist

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”)).

Pronunciation

  • (nominative, accusative, and dative): IPA(key): /kʲrʲiːst/
  • (genitive and vocative): IPA(key): /kʲrʲiːsʲtʲ/

Proper noun

Críst m

  1. Christ

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Críst.

Declension

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Críst — —
Vocative Críst — —
Accusative CrístN — —
Genitive CrístL — —
Dative CrístL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: Críost
  • Manx: Creest
  • Scottish Gaelic: Crìosd

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Críst Chríst Críst
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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