Christus

Christus

See also: christus

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Christus, from Koine Greek Χριστός (Khristós), calque of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪs.tʏs/
• (some orthodox Protestants and Orthodox Christians) IPA^(key): /ˈxrɪs.tʏs/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Chris‧tus

Proper noun

Christus m

1. (Christianity) Christ, Messiah (Christian title for Jesus of Nazareth)

Related terms

• christelijk
• christen
• christendom
• christenheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Christus
• Negerhollands: Christus
• → Caribbean Javanese: Kristes, Kristus

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German

Etymology

From Latin Christus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɪstʊs/

• Christus

  (file)

Proper noun

Christus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christi or Christus or Christus')

1. Christ (the messiah who was named Jesus)

Declension

Declension of Christus [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Christus
genitive	eines	des	Christi, Christus, Christus'
dative	einem	dem	Christus
accusative	einen	den	Christus

Latinate declension

Declension of Christus [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Christus
genitive	eines	des	Christi
dative	einem	dem	Christo
accusative	einen	den	Christum
ablative	einen	den	Christo
vocative	einen	den	Christe

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Christuskind
• nach Christus, nach Christo (n. Chr.)
• n. Chr. Geb.
• v. Chr. Geb.
• vor Christus, vor Christo (v. Chr.)

Related terms

• Christ

Further reading

• “Christus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Χus, Xpistus, X̄

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) and Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ‎ (m'šīḥāʾ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰriːs.tus/, [ˈkʰriːs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkris.tus/, [ˈkrist̪us]

• Audio (Classical)

  (file)

Proper noun

Chrīstus m sg (genitive Chrīstī); second declension

1. (Christianity) Christ (Jesus)
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Marcus 1:1

     initium evangelii Jesu Christi Filii Dei

     "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God"

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chrīstus
Genitive	Chrīstī
Dative	Chrīstō
Accusative	Chrīstum
Ablative	Chrīstō
Vocative	Chrīste

Synonyms

• (Christ): Iēsūs

Derived terms

• Antichrīstus
• chrīstiānē
• chrīstiānismus
• chrīstiānitās
• chrīstiānus
• chrīsticola
• chrīstigena
• vicārius Christī

 

Descendants

• → Breton: Krist
• → Catalan: Crist
• → Cornish: Krist
• → Czech: Kristus
• → Danish: Kristus
• → Dutch: Christus
• → Galician: Cristo
• → German: Christus
  • → Luxembourgish: Christus
• → Faroese: Kristus
• → Finnish: Kristus
• Italian: Cristo
• → Latvian: Kristus
• → Lithuanian: Kristus
• → Middle French: Christ
  • French: Christ
• → Norman: Christ
• → Old English: Crist, Krist
  • Middle English: Crist, Cryst, Criste, Cryste, Kryst, Christ
    • English: Christ
    • Scots: Christ
    • Yola: Cresst
• → Old Irish: Críst
  • Irish: Críost
  • Manx: Creest
  • Scottish Gaelic: Crìosd
• → Polish: Chrystus
• → Portuguese: Cristo
• → Slovene: Kristus
• → Spanish: Cristo
• → Swedish: Kristus
• → Welsh: Crist
• → Malayalam: ക്രിസ്തു (kristu)

References

• “Christus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Christus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Samuel Birch, Dictionary of the Hieroglyphics, pp. 415-416
• Jean-François Champollion, Grammaire Egyptienne, page 86

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Christus, from Latin Christus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʀistus/

Proper noun

Christus

1. Christ (Jesus)