christus
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See also: Christus
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós, “the anointed one”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰriːs.tus/, [ˈkʰriːs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkris.tus/, [ˈkrist̪us]
Noun[edit]
chrīstus m (genitive chrīstī); second declension
- an anointed one
- (singular only) Alternative letter-case form of Chrīstus (“Christ”)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chrīstus | chrīstī |
| Genitive | chrīstī | chrīstōrum |
| Dative | chrīstō | chrīstīs |
| Accusative | chrīstum | chrīstōs |
| Ablative | chrīstō | chrīstīs |
| Vocative | chrīste | chrīstī |
References[edit]
- christus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)