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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Cristo, from Late Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cristo m (plural cristos)
- an image of Christ
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cristo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cristo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cristo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cristo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) (see also messia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkri.sto/
- Rhymes: -isto
- Hyphenation: crì‧sto
Noun
cristo m (plural cristi)
- Christ (Jesus Christ)
Interjection
cristo
- (informal, mildly vulgar) express anger, astonishment, frustration etc.
Usage notes
- Also used in the phrase povero cristo referring to someone who is suffering.
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾisto/
- Rhymes: -isto
- Syllabification: cris‧to
Noun
cristo m (plural cristos)
- Jesus (representation of Jesus Christ)
2015 November 8, “Cientos de lápidas están abiertas y destrozadas en La Almudena”, in El País:La seguridad es escasa y los cristos han desaparecido.- Security is scarce and the crucifixes have vanished.
- (colloquial) hassle
- Synonyms: lío, alboroto
- ¡Es un cristo! ― What a mess!
Derived terms
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