cristão
See also: cristaõ
Portuguese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Chrīstiānus, or reformed as Cristo + -ão, replacing the inherited forms crechão, creschão, crischão. Doublet of Cristiano, Cristian, and cretino.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾisˈtɐ̃w̃/ [kɾisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [kɾiʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: cris‧tão
Adjective
cristão (feminine cristã, masculine plural cristãos, feminine plural cristãs)
- Christian (relating to or following Christianity)
- João é cristão.
- John is Christian.
- Portugal é um país cristão.
- Portugal is Christian country.
- Doutrina cristã.
- Christian doctrine.
Derived terms
- cristãozinho (diminutive)
Related terms
Descendants
- Macanese: cristám
- → Japanese: キリシタン (kirishitan)
- → Konkani: किरिस्तांव (kiristāuva)
- → Malay: Kristang (“Malacca Creole Portuguese”)
- → Thai: คริสตัง (krít-sà-dtang)
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