Christianus

Christianus

See also: christianus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Chrēstiānus (replacing Χρῑστός (Khrīstós) with the common name Χρηστός (Khrēstós); a common practice in the Roman Empire at the time: it was scorned by Tertullian and ascribed by him to enemies or outsiders of Christianity, who do not try to learn the proper name of the Christians)
  • chrīstiānus (letter-case)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der.
Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)
Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós)
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Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַsl.
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Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐsl.
Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der.
Latin Chrīstus
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānus
Latin Chrīstiānus

    From Chrīstus + -iānus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    Chrīstiānus (feminine Chrīstiāna, neuter Chrīstiānum, comparative Chrīstiānior, superlative Chrīstiānissimus); first/second-declension adjective

    1. Christian

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative Chrīstiānus Chrīstiāna Chrīstiānum Chrīstiānī Chrīstiānae Chrīstiāna
    genitive Chrīstiānī Chrīstiānae Chrīstiānī Chrīstiānōrum Chrīstiānārum Chrīstiānōrum
    dative Chrīstiānō Chrīstiānae Chrīstiānō Chrīstiānīs
    accusative Chrīstiānum Chrīstiānam Chrīstiānum Chrīstiānōs Chrīstiānās Chrīstiāna
    ablative Chrīstiānō Chrīstiānā Chrīstiānō Chrīstiānīs
    vocative Chrīstiāne Chrīstiāna Chrīstiānum Chrīstiānī Chrīstiānae Chrīstiāna

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Many reflect the alternative form Chrēstianus.

    Noun

    Chrīstiānus m sg (genitive Chrīstiānī, feminine Chrīstiāna); second declension

    1. a Christian person, a Christian

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine masculine feminine
    nominative Chrīstiānus Chrīstiāna Chrīstiānī Chrīstiānae
    genitive Chrīstiānī Chrīstiānae Chrīstiānōrum Chrīstiānārum
    dative Chrīstiānō Chrīstiānae Chrīstiānīs Chrīstiānīs
    accusative Chrīstiānum Chrīstiānam Chrīstiānōs Chrīstiānās
    ablative Chrīstiānō Chrīstiānā Chrīstiānīs Chrīstiānīs
    vocative Chrīstiāne Chrīstiāna Chrīstiānī Chrīstiānae

    References

    1. ^ Bartoli, Matteo (1906), Il Dalmatico: Resti di un’antica lingua romanza parlata da Veglia a Ragusa e sua collocazione nella Romània appenino-balcanica, Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, published 2000
    • “Christianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “Christianus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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