Crist
See also: Críst
English
Etymology
Apparently from Old English Crīst (“Christ”), possibly applied as a nickname for someone who played the part of Christ in a pageant, or alternatively a pet form of the personal names Christian or Christopher.
Proper noun
Crist (plural Crists)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Crist is the 3401st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10518 individuals. Crist is most common among White (93.74%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 385.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkɾist/
Proper noun
Crist m
- Christ
Middle English
Alternative forms
- Cryst, Criste, Cryste, Kryst, Christ
Etymology
From Old English Crist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kriːst/, /krist/
Proper noun
Crist
- (Jesus) Christ
- c. 1250, Lofsong Louerde:
- Ich liuie, nout ich, auh crist liueð in me
- I don't live, but Christ lives in me.
- c. 1325, Harrowing of Hell, lines 241-245:
- louerd, for þi muchele grace / graunt vs in heouene one place; / Let vs neuer be forloren / for no sinne, crist ycoren / ah bring vs out of helle pyne […]
- Lord, for your great grace / give us a place in heaven; / Don't let us ever be lost / to any sin, chosen Christ, / but bring us out of Hell's torment. […]
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 1:1, page 117rre, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- Apocalips of iheſu criſt · which · god ȝaf to hym to make open to hiſe ſeruauntis .· whiche þingis it bihoueþ to be maad ſoone / ⁊ he ſignefiede ſending bi his aungel to his ſeruaunt ioon
- The apocalypse of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him to make clear to his servants what will necessarily happen soon. And he gave notice, sending [it] through his angel to John, his servant.
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- messiah, saviour
Related terms
- Antecrist
- Cristemasse
- Cristen
- Cristien
- cristenen
Descendants
- English: Christ
- Scots: Christ
- Yola: Cresst
References
- “Crīst, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.
Old English
Alternative forms
- Krist
- ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏ (ᛣrist) (Ruthwell Cross)
Etymology
From Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krist/
Noun
Crist m
- Christ
- c. 800, Ruthwell Cross, found in Ruthwell, Scotland
- ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏ ᚹᚫᛋ ᚩᚾ ᚱᚩᛞᛁ ᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚨ / ᚦᛖᚱ ᚠᚢᛋᚨ ᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾ ᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢ / ᚨᚦᚦᛁᛚᚨ ᛏᛁᛚ ᚪᚾᚢᛗ
- Krist wæs on rodi. Hweþræ'/ þer fusæ fearran kwomu / æþþilæ til anum.
- Christ was on the cross. Yet / the brave came there from afar / to their lord.
- c. 800, Ruthwell Cross, found in Ruthwell, Scotland
Declension
Declension of Crist (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Crist | — |
accusative | Crist | — |
genitive | Cristes | — |
dative | Criste | — |
Derived terms
- Cristes mæsse
Descendants
- Middle English: Crist, Cryst, Criste, Cryste, Kryst, Christ
- English: Christ
- Scots: Christ
- Yola: Cresst
See also
- Dryhten
- God
- Hǣlend
Old Irish
Proper noun
Crist m
- Alternative spelling of Críst
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Crist | Christ | Crist pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Welsh
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a semantic loan of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kriːst/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /krɪst/
Proper noun
Crist m
- Christ
Derived terms
- Iesu Grist
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Crist | Grist | Nghrist | Christ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |