Kristus

See also: kristus

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɪstus]

Proper noun

Kristus m anim

1. the Christ

Declension

Declension of Kristus (sg-only hard masculine animate foreign)

	singular
nominative	Kristus
genitive	Krista
dative	Kristovi, Kristu
accusative	Krista
vocative	Kriste
locative	Kristovi, Kristu
instrumental	Kristem

Related terms

• křesťan m
• křesťanství n
• křtít

Further reading

• “Kristus”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Proper noun

Kristus

1. (Christianity) The Christ

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Christus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾɪstʊs/
• Rhymes: -ɪstʊs

Proper noun

Kristus m

1. (Christianity) The Christ

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Kristus
accusative	Kristus
dative	Kristusi
genitive	Kristus, Kristusar

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Kristus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristus/, [ˈkris̠tus̠]
• Rhymes: -istus
• Syllabification^(key): Kris‧tus
• Hyphenation^(key): Kris‧tus

Proper noun

Kristus

1. (Christianity) Christ

Declension

Inflection of Kristus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Kristus	—
genitive		Kristuksen	—
partitive		Kristusta	—
illative		Kristukseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kristus	—
accusative	nom.	Kristus	—
	gen.	Kristuksen
genitive		Kristuksen	—
partitive		Kristusta	—
inessive		Kristuksessa	—
elative		Kristuksesta	—
illative		Kristukseen	—
adessive		Kristuksella	—
ablative		Kristukselta	—
allative		Kristukselle	—
essive		Kristuksena	—
translative		Kristukseksi	—
abessive		Kristuksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kristus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kristukseni — accusative nom. Kristukseni — gen. Kristukseni genitive Kristukseni — partitive Kristustani — inessive Kristuksessani — elative Kristuksestani — illative Kristukseeni — adessive Kristuksellani — ablative Kristukseltani — allative Kristukselleni — essive Kristuksenani — translative Kristuksekseni — abessive Kristuksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kristuksesi — accusative nom. Kristuksesi — gen. Kristuksesi genitive Kristuksesi — partitive Kristustasi — inessive Kristuksessasi — elative Kristuksestasi — illative Kristukseesi — adessive Kristuksellasi — ablative Kristukseltasi — allative Kristuksellesi — essive Kristuksenasi — translative Kristukseksesi — abessive Kristuksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kristuksemme — accusative nom. Kristuksemme — gen. Kristuksemme genitive Kristuksemme — partitive Kristustamme — inessive Kristuksessamme — elative Kristuksestamme — illative Kristukseemme — adessive Kristuksellamme — ablative Kristukseltamme — allative Kristuksellemme — essive Kristuksenamme — translative Kristukseksemme — abessive Kristuksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kristuksenne — accusative nom. Kristuksenne — gen. Kristuksenne genitive Kristuksenne — partitive Kristustanne — inessive Kristuksessanne — elative Kristuksestanne — illative Kristukseenne — adessive Kristuksellanne — ablative Kristukseltanne — allative Kristuksellenne — essive Kristuksenanne — translative Kristukseksenne — abessive Kristuksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kristuksensa — accusative nom. Kristuksensa — gen. Kristuksensa genitive Kristuksensa — partitive Kristustaan Kristustansa — inessive Kristuksessaan Kristuksessansa — elative Kristuksestaan Kristuksestansa — illative Kristukseensa — adessive Kristuksellaan Kristuksellansa — ablative Kristukseltaan Kristukseltansa — allative Kristukselleen Kristuksellensa — essive Kristuksenaan Kristuksenansa — translative Kristuksekseen Kristukseksensa — abessive Kristuksettaan Kristuksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• antikristus
• kristuskeskeinen

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Chrīstus (“Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) and Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʾ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkristus/ [ˈkris.t̪ʊs]
• Rhymes: -istus
• Syllabification: Kris‧tus

Proper noun

Kristus

1. (Christianity) the Christ

   Synonym: Mesias

See also

• Almasih

Further reading

• “Kristus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkristus/, [ˈkris̠tŭz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkristus/, [ˈkriʃtuʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -istus
• Hyphenation: Kris‧tus

Proper noun

Kristus

1. The Christ

Declension

Declension of Kristus (type 2/petos, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Kristus	—
genitive	Kristuksen	—
partitive	Kristusta, Kristust	—
illative	Kristuksee	—
inessive	Kristuksees	—
elative	Kristuksest	—
allative	Kristukselle	—
adessive	Kristukseel	—
ablative	Kristukselt	—
translative	Kristukseks	—
essive	Kristuksenna, Kristukseen	—
exessive1)	Kristuksent	—
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• Anttikristus

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 207

Latvian

Proper noun

Kristus m (3rd declension)

1. The Christ

Declension

Declension of Kristus (3rd)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kristus	—
genitive	Kristus	—
dative	Kristum	—
accusative	Kristu	—
instrumental	Kristu	—
locative	Kristū	—
vocative	Kristus	—

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Kristus m

1. The Christ

Declension

Declension of Kristus

	singular
nominative	Kristus
genitive	Kristaus
dative	Kristui
accusative	Kristų
instrumental	Kristumi
locative	Kristuje
vocative	Kristau

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkrisːtuːs/

Proper noun

Kristus

1. (Christianity) Christ

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	Kristus
Genitive	Kristusa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Kristus	—
Accusative	Kristusa	—
Genitive	Kristusa	—
Illative	Kristusii	—
Locative	Kristusis	—
Comitative	Kristusiin	—
Essive	Kristusin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person Kristusan Kristuseamẹ Kristuseamẹt 2nd person Kristusat Kristuseattẹ Kristuseattẹt 3rd person Kristusis Kristuseaskkạ Kristuseasẹt

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kríːstus/

Proper noun

Krȋstus m anim

1. Christ

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nominative	Krístus
genitive	Krístusa
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Krístus
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Krístusa
dative (dajȃlnik)	Krístusu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Krístusa
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Krístusu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Krístusom

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish Krister, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).

Proper noun

Kristus c (genitive Kristus, sometimes Kristi)

1. (Christianity) (the) Christ

   Synonyms: Messias, den Smorde

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Romarbrevet [Romans] 16:16”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     Hälsa varandra med en helig kyss. Alla Kristi församlingar hälsar er.

     Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

   • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎^[3], Catholica, archived from the original on 9 December 2023, §727:

     Sonen är smord av Faderns Ande sedan sitt människoblivande: Jesus är Kristus, Messias.

     The Son is anointed by the Father's Spirit since his Incarnation: Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah.

References

• “Kristus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• skurits