kristen

See also: Kristen

Breton

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkristɛn/

Adjective

kristen

  1. (Christianity) Christian

Noun

kristen m (plural kristenien or kristenion)

  1. (Christianity) Christian

Mutation

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Mutation of kristen
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular kristen gristen c'hristen unchanged
plural kristenien gristenien c'hristenien unchanged

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn (cf. runic ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚾᚬ (kristną), acc.pl). Borrowed via Old English cristen or Middle Low German kristen from Latin Chrīstiānus, derived from Chrīstus + -iānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰʁ̥ɛsd̥ən]

Adjective

kristen

  1. (Christianity) Christian

Inflection

Inflection of kristen
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular kristen 2
indefinite neuter singular kristent 2
plural kristne 2
definite attributive1 kristne

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn.

Adjective

kristen (masculine and feminine kristen, neuter kristent, definite singular and plural kristne, comparative kristnere, indefinite superlative kristnest, definite superlative kristneste)

  1. (Christianity) Christian

Derived terms

Noun

kristen m

  1. (Christianity) Christian

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kristinn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɪstn̩/

Adjective

kristen (neuter kristent, plural and definite kristne)

  1. (Christianity) Christian

Derived terms

Noun

kristen m

  1. (Christianity) Christian

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kristen

  1. Christian (of or relating to Christianity)
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes[1], Catholica, archived from the original on 22 November 2023, §202:
      Att bekänna att "Jesus är Herre" [...] utmärker den kristna tron.
      To confess that "Jesus is Lord" is distinctive of Christian faith.
  2. (nominalized) a Christian
    • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Apostlagärningarna 11:26”, in Bibel 2000[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 26 June 2025:
      Och det var i Antiochia som lärjungarna för första gången fick heta kristna.
      And it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

Declension

Inflection of kristen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kristen
neuter singular kristet
plural kristna
masculine plural2 kristne
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kristne
all kristna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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