krzest

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /kr̝ɛst/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /kr̝ɛst/

Noun

krzest m animacy unattested

1. baptism
   • Beginning of the 15th century, Łukasz z Wielkiego Koźmina, Kazania gnieźnieńskie‎^[1], Krakow, page 171b:

     Thocz gest svøthy kresth

     [Toć jest święty krzest]

Descendants

• Polish: chrzest
  • → Belarusian: хрэст (xrest)
  • → Ukrainian: хрест (xrest)
• Silesian: krzest

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “krzest”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish krzest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʂɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɛst
• Syllabification: krzest

Noun

krzest m inan

1. baptism

Further reading

• krzest in silling.org