Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krьstiti. Compare кстить (kstitʹ), with different treatment of the reduced vowel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [krʲɪˈsʲtʲitʲ]
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Verb

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крести́ть (krestítʹimpf or pf (perfective окрести́ть)

  1. to baptize, to christen
    • Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 1.8:
      я крестил вас водою, а Он будет крестить вас Духом Святым.
      ja krestil vas vodoju, a On budet krestitʹ vas Duxom Svjatym.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to be a godfather, to be a sponsor

Conjugation

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imperfective:

perfective:

Verb

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крести́ть (krestítʹimpf (perfective перекрести́ть)

  1. to cross, to make the sign of the cross on (someone)

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