křesťan

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See also: kresťan

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech křesťan, from Latin Chrīstiānus (Christian). Compare Slovak kresťan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kře‧s‧ťan

Noun

křesťan m anim (female equivalent křesťanka, related adjective křesťanský, possessive adjective křesťanův, diminutive křesťánek)

  1. Christian (member of the Christian religion)
    Antonym: nekřesťan

Declension

Further reading

  • křesťan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • křesťan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • křesťan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Chrīstiānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkr̝̊ɛscan/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkr̝̊ɛscan/

Noun

křesťan m pers (female equivalent křesťanka, related adjective křesťanský, possessive adjective křesťanóv, diminutive křesťánek)

  1. Christian
    Antonym: nekřesťan

Usage notes

  • The plural nominative křestěné and genitive křesťan is similar to the -ěnín declension (like měščěnín) although it never contained this suffix.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: křesťan

Further reading