Creest
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish Críst, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Hebrew משיח (māshīaχ, “anointed”).
Proper noun
Creest m
Derived terms
- Creestee (“Christian”)
- Yeesey Chreest (“Jesus Christ”)
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Creest | Chreest | Greest |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Críst”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language