kristen

See also: Kristen

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristɛn/

Adjective

kristen

1. (Christianity) Christian

Noun

kristen m (plural kristenien or kristenion)

1. (Christianity) Christian

Mutation

Mutation of kristen

	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	kristen	gristen	c'hristen	unchanged
plural	kristenien	gristenien	c'hristenien	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Breton.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn (cf. runic ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚾᚬ (kristną), acc.pl). Borrowed via Old English cristen or Middle Low German kristen from Latin Chrīstiānus, derived from Chrīstus + -iānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰʁ̥ɛsd̥ən]

Adjective

kristen

1. (Christianity) Christian

Inflection

Inflection of kristen

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	kristen	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	kristent	—	—2
plural	kristne	—	—2
definite attributive1	kristne	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn.

Adjective

kristen (masculine and feminine kristen, neuter kristent, definite singular and plural kristne, comparative kristnere, indefinite superlative kristnest, definite superlative kristneste)

1. (Christianity) Christian

Derived terms

• førkristen
• kristenliv

Noun

kristen m

1. (Christianity) Christian

References

• “kristen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kristinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɪstn̩/

Adjective

kristen (neuter kristent, plural and definite kristne)

1. (Christianity) Christian

Derived terms

• førkristen
• kristendom (semi-borrowed)
• gladkristen
• kristenliv

Noun

kristen m

1. (Christianity) Christian

References

• “kristen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kristin, from Old Norse kristinn, from Middle Low German kristen or Old English cristen, from Latin Christianus, from Greek χρῑστιᾱνός (christianós).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kristen

1. Christian (of or relating to Christianity)
   • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎^[1], Catholica, archived from the original on 22 November 2023, §202:

     Att bekänna att "Jesus är Herre" […] utmärker den kristna tron.

     To confess that "Jesus is Lord" is distinctive of Christian faith.

2. (nominalized) a Christian
   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Apostlagärningarna [Acts] 11:26”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     Och det var i Antiochia som lärjungarna för första gången fick heta kristna.

     And it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

Declension

Inflection of kristen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	kristen	—	—
neuter singular	kristet	—	—
plural	kristna	—	—
masculine plural2	kristne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	kristne	—	—
all	kristna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• kristlig

References

• “kristen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• kristen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• Kerstin, kristne, skrinet, stinker