nekřesťan

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See also: nekresťan

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech nekřesťan. By surface analysis, ne- +‎ křesťan (Christian). Compare Slovak nekresťan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ne‧k‧ře‧s‧ťan

Noun

nekřesťan m anim (female equivalent nekřesťanka, related adjective nekřesťanský)

  1. non-Christian (person who is not a Christian)
    Antonym: křesťan

Declension

Further reading

  • nekřesťan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • nekřesťan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech

Etymology

From ne- +‎ křesťan (Christian).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nekřesťan m pers (female equivalent nekřesťanka, related adjective nekřesťanský)

  1. non-Christian
    Antonym: křesťan

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: nekřesťan

Further reading