Kristo

See also: kristo and Kristó

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Cristo, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māshīaχ, “anointer”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kris‧to

Proper noun

Kristo

1. Jesus Christ

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Hebrew משיח‎ (māshīaχ, “anointed”) (see mesio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristo/

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• Rhymes: -isto

Proper noun

Kristo (accusative singular Kriston, plural Kristoj, accusative plural Kristojn)

1. Christ

Derived terms

• Kristalveno (“Advent”)
• kristana (“Christian”, adjective)
• kristanismo (“Christianity”)
• kristano (“Christian”, noun)
• kristnasko (“Christmas”)

 

See also

• Jesuo (“Jesus”)

Estonian

Proper noun

Kristo

1. a male given name, short form of Kristjan (“Christian”) and Kristofer (“Christopher”)

Finnish

Etymology

A rare variant of Risto (“Christopher”), sometimes also derived from Kristian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristo/, [ˈkris̠t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification^(key): Kris‧to

Proper noun

Kristo

1. a male given name
   • 1864 Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS(1956), Act I:

     Takanain se on, mutta edessäni on se kuuluisa suutarin Martta ja tässä on ottotyttärensä sulhainen, Kristo, nuori ja uljas seppä.

Declension

Inflection of Kristo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Kristo	Kristot
genitive		Kriston	Kristojen
partitive		Kristoa	Kristoja
illative		Kristoon	Kristoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kristo	Kristot
accusative	nom.	Kristo	Kristot
	gen.	Kriston
genitive		Kriston	Kristojen
partitive		Kristoa	Kristoja
inessive		Kristossa	Kristoissa
elative		Kristosta	Kristoista
illative		Kristoon	Kristoihin
adessive		Kristolla	Kristoilla
ablative		Kristolta	Kristoilta
allative		Kristolle	Kristoille
essive		Kristona	Kristoina
translative		Kristoksi	Kristoiksi
instructive		—	Kristoin
abessive		Kristotta	Kristoitta
comitative		—	Kristoineen

Possessive forms of Kristo (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Kristoni	Kristomme
2nd person	Kristosi	Kristonne
3rd person	Kristonsa

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristɔ/

Proper noun

Kristo m anim (genitive singular Krista, nominative plural Kristovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Kristián

Declension

Declension of Kristo

	singular	plural
nominative	Kristo	Kristovia
genitive	Krista	Kristov
dative	Kristovi	Kristom
accusative	Krista	Kristov
locative	Kristovi	Kristoch
instrumental	Kristom	Kristmi

Further reading

• Kristián in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Proper noun

Kristo

1. Christ

Derived terms

• Yesu Kristo
• Mkristo
• Ukristo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Cqiristo – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
• Kiristo – obsolete

Proper noun

Kristo (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. Christ

Derived terms

• kristuhan
• kristuhin
• magkiristo

 

Related terms

• Hesukristo
• Kristiyanismo
• Kristiyano
• kristo

 

Further reading

• “Kristo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
• Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 201: “Criſto) Cqiriſto (pp) C. nueſtro Dios y ſeñor cruçificado”