Creest
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Críst, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Hebrew משיח (māshīaχ, “anointed”).
Proper noun edit
Creest m
Derived terms edit
- Creestee (“Christian”)
- Yeesey Chreest (“Jesus Christ”)
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Creest | Chreest | Greest |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Críst”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language