creștin

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Christiānus, itself from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós). The sense of "person" is also found in many other Romance cognates. Doublet of cretin. Compare Aromanian crishtin, crãshtin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kreʃˈtin/
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  • Rhymes: -in
  • Hyphenation: creș‧tin

Noun

creștín m (plural creștini, feminine equivalent creștină)

  1. Christian
  2. (popular) person, man, individual
    Synonyms: persoană, om, individ

Declension

Adjective

creștín m or n (feminine singular creștină, masculine plural creștini, feminine and neuter plural creștine)

  1. Christian

Declension

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