kristni

Faroese

Verb

kristni

1. first-person singular present of kristna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰrɪstnɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪstnɪ

Noun

kristni f (genitive singular kristni, no plural)

1. Christianity

   Synonym: kristindómur

Declension

Declension of kristni (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kristni	kristnin
accusative	kristni	kristnina
dative	kristni	kristninni
genitive	kristni	kristninnar

Old Norse

Etymology

kristinn (“Christian”) +‎ -i (“abstract noun suffix; -ness”).

Noun

kristni f

1. Christianity

Declension

Declension of kristni (weak īn-stem, singular only)

feminine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kristni	kristnin
accusative	kristni	kristnina
dative	kristni	kristninni
genitive	kristni	kristninnar

Descendants

• Icelandic: kristni
• Old Swedish: cristnæ

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kristni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

• kristin