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

Declension

declension of kristni

f-w2	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kristni	kristnin
accusative	kristni	kristnina
dative	kristni	kristninni
genitive	kristni	kristninnar

Synonyms

• (Christianity): kristindómur

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

References

• “kristni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

• kristin