Kristo
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Cristo, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māshīaχ, “anointer”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: kris‧to
Proper noun edit
Kristo
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Hebrew משיח (māshīaχ, “anointed”) (see mesio).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kristo (accusative singular Kriston, plural Kristoj, accusative plural Kristojn)
Derived terms edit
- Kristalveno (“Advent”)
- kristana (“Christian”, adjective)
- kristanismo (“Christianity”)
- kristano (“Christian”, noun)
- kristnasko (“Christmas”)
See also edit
- Jesuo (“Jesus”)
Estonian edit
Proper noun edit
Kristo
- a male given name, short form of Kristjan (“Christian”) and Kristofer (“Christopher”)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
A rare variant of Risto (“Christopher”), sometimes also derived from Kristian.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kristo
- a male given name
- 1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act I:
- Takanain se on, mutta edessäni on se kuuluisa suutarin Martta ja tässä on ottotyttärensä sulhainen, Kristo, nuori ja uljas seppä.
- It is behind me, yet in front of me lies the noted Martta, wife of the cobbler, and here stands her adopted daughter's groom, Kristo, the young and valiant smith.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Kristo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Kristo | Kristot | ||
genitive | Kriston | Kristojen | ||
partitive | Kristoa | Kristoja | ||
illative | Kristoon | Kristoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Kristo | Kristot | ||
accusative | nom. | Kristo | Kristot | |
gen. | Kriston | |||
genitive | Kriston | Kristojen | ||
partitive | Kristoa | Kristoja | ||
inessive | Kristossa | Kristoissa | ||
elative | Kristosta | Kristoista | ||
illative | Kristoon | Kristoihin | ||
adessive | Kristolla | Kristoilla | ||
ablative | Kristolta | Kristoilta | ||
allative | Kristolle | Kristoille | ||
essive | Kristona | Kristoina | ||
translative | Kristoksi | Kristoiksi | ||
abessive | Kristotta | Kristoitta | ||
instructive | — | Kristoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- Kristo is the 742nd (tied with 4 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 187 male individuals (and as a middle name to 82 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Kristo is the 3061st (tied with 14 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 254 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kristo m anim (genitive singular Krista, nominative plural Kristovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a diminutive of the male given name Kristián
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “Kristián”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun edit
Kristo
Derived terms edit
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Cristo, from Latin Christus, 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). Compare Mesiyas and English Messiah.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkɾisto/, [ˈkɾis.to]
- Rhymes: -isto
- Syllabification: Kris‧to
Proper noun edit
Kristo (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Kristo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 201: “Criſto) Cqiriſto (pp) C. nueſtro Dios y ſeñor cruçificado”