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

From Chrīstus +‎ -iānus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kʰriːs.tiˈaː.nʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kris.tiˈaː.nus]

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

• Chrīstiānismus
• Chrīstiānitās

Related terms

• Chrīstus

Descendants

Many reflect the alternative form Chrēstianus.

• Ancient Greek: Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós)
  • Greek: χριστιανός (christianós)
  • → Coptic: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ (khristianos), ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ (khreistianos), ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ (khrēstianos)
    • → Old Nubian: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ (khristianos)
  • →⇒ Russian: христианин (xristianin)
• → Albanian: krishterë
• Aromanian: crishtin, crãshtin
• Asturian: cristianu
• Catalan: cristià
• Dalmatian: cristiúṅ
• → Old Dutch: cristīn
  • Middle Dutch: cristen, kersten
    • Dutch: christen
• → Old East Slavic: крьстьꙗнинъ (krĭstĭjaninŭ)
  • Russian: крестьянин (krestʹjanin)
• → English: Christian
• →⇒ Finnish: kristitty
• Old French: crestien, christian
  • French: chrétien, crétin
    • → English: cretin
    • → Russian: кретин (kretin)
• Friulian: cristian
• Galician: cristián
• → Old Irish: Crístaide, Crístide (calque)
  • Irish: Críostaí
  • Manx: Creestee
  • Scottish Gaelic: Crìosdaidh
• Italian: cristiano
• → Marshallese: Kūrjin
• Neapolitan: crestiano
• Norman: Chrêtchien
• Occitan: crestian
• Old Galician-Portuguese: crischão, creschão
  • Portuguese: cristão
• Romanian: creștin
• Romansh: carstgaun, carstgàn
• Sardinian: criltianu, cristianu
• Sicilian: cristianu
• Old Spanish: christiano
  • Spanish: cristiano
• Venetan: cristian, crestian
• Walloon: crustin
• → Middle Welsh: Cristyawn
  • Welsh: Cristion

Noun

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

1. a Christian person, a Christian
   • c. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 15.44

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

• “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.