sacristán

See also: sacristan

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sacristānus, from sacrista (“servant of god, member of a religious community in charge of vestments, ornaments and vessels”), from Latin sacrī (“sacred”) + Late Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sakɾisˈtan/ [sa.kɾisˈt̪ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: sa‧cris‧tán

Noun

sacristán m (plural sacristanes, feminine sacristana, feminine plural sacristanas)

1. sexton

   Synonym: sepulturero

2. sacristan

   Synonym: sacrista

Related terms

• sacristía f
• sacro
• sagrado

 

Further reading

• “sacristán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014