ichthus

English

Noun

ichthus (plural ichthuses)

  1. Alternative form of ichthys.

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ΙΧΘΥΣ (IKHTHUS, “fish”), used as an acronym for Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, “Jesus”) Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) θεοῦ (theoû, “of God”) υἱός (huiós, “son”) σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “saviour”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪx.tʏs/
  • Hyphenation: ich‧thus

Noun

ichthus m (plural ichthussen)

  1. ichthys (fish used as a Christian symbol)
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