chreston
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρηστόν (khrēstón), from χρηστός (khrēstós, “useful”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰreːs.ton/, [ˈkʰreːs̠t̪ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkres.ton/, [ˈkrɛst̪on]
Noun edit
chrēston n (genitive chrēstī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chrēston | chrēsta |
| Genitive | chrēstī | chrēstōrum |
| Dative | chrēstō | chrēstīs |
| Accusative | chrēston | chrēsta |
| Ablative | chrēstō | chrēstīs |
| Vocative | chrēston | chrēsta |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “chreston”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chreston in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.