See also: christus

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin Christus, from Koine Greek Χριστός (Khristós), calque of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɪs.tʏs/
  • (some orthodox Protestants and Orthodox Christians) IPA(key): /ˈxrɪs.tʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Chris‧tus

Proper noun

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Christus m

  1. (Christianity) Christ, Messiah (Christian title for Jesus of Nazareth)
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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: Christus
  • Negerhollands: Christus
  • Caribbean Javanese: Kristes, Kristus

German

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Christus. Widely displaced the inherited form Christ (from Middle High German Krist) since the 16th century, as the latter had become homophonous with the word for “Christian” (Middle High German kriste(n)).

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Christus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christi or Christus' or (with an article) Christus)

  1. (Christianity) Christ (Jesus seen as the messiah)
    Christe, erbarme dich unser.Christ, have mercy upon us.

Declension

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  • Obsolete Latinate declension:

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Christus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, the anointed one), a calque of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, anointed) and Biblical Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʾ).

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Chrīstus m sg (genitive Chrīstī); second declension

  1. (Christianity) Christ (Jesus)
    • Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 1:1:
      initium evangelii Jesu Christi Filii Dei
      "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God"

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Chrīstus
genitive Chrīstī
dative Chrīstō
accusative Chrīstum
ablative Chrīstō
vocative Chrīste

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Descendants

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References

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  • Christus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Christus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Samuel Birch, Dictionary of the Hieroglyphics, pp. 415-416
  • Jean-François Champollion, Grammaire Egyptienne, page 86

Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From German Christus, from Latin Christus.

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Proper noun

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Christus m

  1. Christ (Jesus)

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