Christianus

See also: christianus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Chrēstiānus (used by non-Christians in the Empire, pejoratively replacing Χρῑστός (Khrīstós) with the common name Χρηστός (Khrēstós); scorned by Tertullian)
• chrīstiānus (letter-case)

Etymology

From Chrīstus +‎ -iānus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰriːs.tiˈaː.nus/, [kʰriːs̠t̪iˈäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kris.tiˈa.nus/, [krist̪iˈäːnus]

Adjective

Chrīstiānus (feminine Chrīstiāna, neuter Chrīstiānum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Christian

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Chrīstiānus	Chrīstiāna	Chrīstiānum		Chrīstiānī	Chrīstiānae	Chrīstiāna
Genitive	Chrīstiānī	Chrīstiānae	Chrīstiānī		Chrīstiānōrum	Chrīstiānārum	Chrīstiānōrum
Dative	Chrīstiānō		Chrīstiānō		Chrīstiānīs
Accusative	Chrīstiānum	Chrīstiānam	Chrīstiānum		Chrīstiānōs	Chrīstiānās	Chrīstiāna
Ablative	Chrīstiānō	Chrīstiānā	Chrīstiānō		Chrīstiānīs
Vocative	Chrīstiāne	Chrīstiāna	Chrīstiānum		Chrīstiānī	Chrīstiānae	Chrīstiāna

Derived terms

• Chrīstiānismus
• Chrīstiānitās

Related terms

• Chrīstus

Descendants

Many reflect the alternative form Chrēstianus.

• Ancient Greek: Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós)
• → Albanian: krishterë
• Aromanian: crishtin, crãshtin
• Asturian: cristianu
• Catalan: cristià
• Dalmatian: cristiúṅ
• → Old Dutch: cristīn
  • Middle Dutch: cristen, kersten
    • Dutch: christen
• → Old East Slavic: крьстьꙗнинъ (krĭstĭjaninŭ)
  • Russian: крестьянин (krestʹjanin)
• → English: Christian
• →⇒ Finnish: kristitty
• Old French: crestien, christian
  • French: chrétien, crétin
    • → English: cretin
• Friulian: cristian
• Galician: cristián
• Italian: cristiano
• → Marshallese: Kūrjin
• Neapolitan: crestiano
• Norman: Chrêtchien
• Occitan: crestian
• Old Galician-Portuguese: crischão, creschão
  • Portuguese: cristão
• Romanian: creștin
• Romansch: carstgaun, carstgàn
• Sardinian: criltianu, cristianu
• Sicilian: cristianu
• Old Spanish: christiano
  • Spanish: cristiano
• Venetian: cristian, crestian
• Walloon: crustin
• → Welsh: Cristion

Noun

Chrīstiānus m sg (genitive Chrīstiānī, feminine Chrīstiāna); second declension

1. a Christian person, a Christian

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine		Masculine	Feminine
Nominative	Chrīstiānus	Chrīstiāna		Chrīstiānī	Chrīstiānae
Genitive	Chrīstiānī	Chrīstiānae		Chrīstiānōrum	Chrīstiānārum
Dative	Chrīstiānō			Chrīstiānīs	Chrīstiānīs
Accusative	Chrīstiānum	Chrīstiānam		Chrīstiānōs	Chrīstiānās
Ablative	Chrīstiānō	Chrīstiānā		Chrīstiānīs	Chrīstiānīs
Vocative	Chrīstiāne	Chrīstiāna		Chrīstiānī	Chrīstiānae

References

• “Christianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Christianus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.