Creest

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Críst, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Hebrew משיח (māshīaχ, “anointed”).

Proper noun

Creest m

1. Christ

   Ta mish dty heshey harvaant ayns Yeesey Chreest.

   I am your fellow servant in Jesus Christ.

Derived terms

• Creestee (“Christian”)
• Yeesey Chreest (“Jesus Christ”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Creest	Chreest	Greest
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Críst”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language