kristni

Faroese

Verb

kristni

  1. first-person singular present of kristna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰrɪstnɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪstnɪ

Noun

kristni f (genitive singular kristni, no plural)

  1. Christianity
    Synonym: kristindómur

Declension

Declension of kristni (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kristni kristnin
accusative kristni kristnina
dative kristni kristninni
genitive kristni kristninnar

Old Norse

Etymology

kristinn (“Christian”) +‎ -i (“abstract noun suffix; -ness”).

Noun

kristni f

  1. Christianity

Declension

Declension of kristni (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative kristni kristnin
accusative kristni kristnina
dative kristni kristninni
genitive kristni kristninnar

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kristni
  • Old Swedish: cristnæ

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kristni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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