proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Chrīstus1
Chrīstus m sg (genitive Chrīstī)
Classical[ˈkʰriːs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkris.tus]
Meaning
- Christ (Jesus)
initium evangelii Jesu Christi Filii Dei
"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God"Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 1:1:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Chrīstus | — |
| genitive | Chrīstī Χī | — |
| dative | Chrīstō Χō | — |
| accusative | Chrīstum Χum | — |
| ablative | Chrīstō Χō | — |
| vocative | Chrīste Χe | — |
Christus, i, m., = Χριστός (the Anointed, Heb. ; cf. Lact. 4, 7, 7),
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
- LatinChrīstus
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Christus From Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) and Biblical Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʾ).
Descendants
- CatalanCrist
- GermanChristus
- ItalianCristo
- FrenchChristfrom Middle French Christ
- EnglishChristfrom Old English Crist
- PortugueseCristo
- SpanishCristo
- AlbanianKrisht
- AsturianCristu
- AsturianCristo