krst

See also: krsť and ḳrst

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr̩̂st/

Noun

kȑst m (Cyrillic spelling кр̏ст)

1. (Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro) cross, crucifix (also figuratively)

   Synonym: krȋž

Usage notes

This word, in a religious context, is used mainly by Orthodox Christians, and consequently generally more common among Serbs than Croats. Catholics (and Croats generally) tend to prefer the term krȋž.

Declension

Declension of krst

	singular	plural
nominative	kȑst	kr̀stovi
genitive	krsta	krstova
dative	krstu	krstovima
accusative	krst	krstove
vocative	krste	krstovi
locative	krstu	krstovima
instrumental	krstom	krstovima

Further reading

• “krst”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kr̩st]

Noun

krst m inan (genitive singular krstu, nominative plural krsty, genitive plural krstov, declension pattern of dub)

1. baptism

Declension

Declension of krst

	singular	plural
nominative	krst	krsty
genitive	krstu	krstov
dative	krstu	krstom
accusative	krst	krsty
locative	krste	krstoch
instrumental	krstom	krstmi, krstami

Derived terms

• Ján Krstiteľ m
• krstiť
• krstiteľnica f
• krstná mama f
• krstný
• krstný otec m
• krstový
• pokrstenec m

Further reading

• “krst”, 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, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krьstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə́rst/

Noun

kȓst m inan

1. (Christianity) baptism

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kŕst
gen. sing.	kŕsta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kŕst	kŕsta	kŕsti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kŕsta	kŕstov	kŕstov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kŕstu	kŕstoma	kŕstom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kŕst	kŕsta	kŕste
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kŕstu	kŕstih	kŕstih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kŕstom	kŕstoma	kŕsti

Further reading

• “krst”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “krst”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references