Krista

See also: krista and kristā

English

Etymology

A spelling variant of Christa, a modern short form of Christina, partly borrowed from German Christa.

Proper noun

Krista

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Anagrams

at risk, at-risk, kirats, kraits, sarkit, straik, takirs

Danish

Etymology

Variant spelling of Christa, from German Christa.

Proper noun

Krista

a female given name

Estonian

Etymology

From German Christa. A variant of Kristiina (“Christina”).

Proper noun

Krista

a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Krista

a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

son of Krista: Kristuson
daughter of Krista: Kristudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Krista
Accusative	Kristu
Dative	Kristu
Genitive	Kristu

Finnish

Etymology

From German Christa. First recorded in Finland in the 1940s.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkristɑ/, [ˈkris̠t̪ɑ]
Rhymes: -istɑ
Syllabification^(key): Kris‧ta

Proper noun

Krista

a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Krista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Krista	Kristat
genitive		Kristan	Kristojen
partitive		Kristaa	Kristoja
illative		Kristaan	Kristoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Krista	Kristat
accusative	nom.	Krista	Kristat
accusative	gen.	Kristan	Kristat
genitive		Kristan	Kristojen Kristain^rare
partitive		Kristaa	Kristoja
inessive		Kristassa	Kristoissa
elative		Kristasta	Kristoista
illative		Kristaan	Kristoihin
adessive		Kristalla	Kristoilla
ablative		Kristalta	Kristoilta
allative		Kristalle	Kristoille
essive		Kristana	Kristoina
translative		Kristaksi	Kristoiksi
instructive		—	Kristoin
abessive		Kristatta	Kristoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Krista (type kala)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kristani	Kristani
accusative	nom.	Kristani	Kristani
accusative	gen.	Kristani	Kristani
genitive		Kristani	Kristojeni Kristaini^rare
partitive		Kristaani	Kristojani
inessive		Kristassani	Kristoissani
elative		Kristastani	Kristoistani
illative		Kristaani	Kristoihini
adessive		Kristallani	Kristoillani
ablative		Kristaltani	Kristoiltani
allative		Kristalleni	Kristoilleni
essive		Kristanani	Kristoinani
translative		Kristakseni	Kristoikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		Kristattani	Kristoittani
comitative		—	Kristoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kristasi	Kristasi
accusative	nom.	Kristasi	Kristasi
accusative	gen.	Kristasi	Kristasi
genitive		Kristasi	Kristojesi Kristaisi^rare
partitive		Kristaasi	Kristojasi
inessive		Kristassasi	Kristoissasi
elative		Kristastasi	Kristoistasi
illative		Kristaasi	Kristoihisi
adessive		Kristallasi	Kristoillasi
ablative		Kristaltasi	Kristoiltasi
allative		Kristallesi	Kristoillesi
essive		Kristanasi	Kristoinasi
translative		Kristaksesi	Kristoiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		Kristattasi	Kristoittasi
comitative		—	Kristoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kristamme	Kristamme
accusative	nom.	Kristamme	Kristamme
accusative	gen.	Kristamme	Kristamme
genitive		Kristamme	Kristojemme Kristaimme^rare
partitive		Kristaamme	Kristojamme
inessive		Kristassamme	Kristoissamme
elative		Kristastamme	Kristoistamme
illative		Kristaamme	Kristoihimme
adessive		Kristallamme	Kristoillamme
ablative		Kristaltamme	Kristoiltamme
allative		Kristallemme	Kristoillemme
essive		Kristanamme	Kristoinamme
translative		Kristaksemme	Kristoiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		Kristattamme	Kristoittamme
comitative		—	Kristoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kristanne	Kristanne
accusative	nom.	Kristanne	Kristanne
accusative	gen.	Kristanne	Kristanne
genitive		Kristanne	Kristojenne Kristainne^rare
partitive		Kristaanne	Kristojanne
inessive		Kristassanne	Kristoissanne
elative		Kristastanne	Kristoistanne
illative		Kristaanne	Kristoihinne
adessive		Kristallanne	Kristoillanne
ablative		Kristaltanne	Kristoiltanne
allative		Kristallenne	Kristoillenne
essive		Kristananne	Kristoinanne
translative		Kristaksenne	Kristoiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		Kristattanne	Kristoittanne
comitative		—	Kristoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kristansa	Kristansa
accusative	nom.	Kristansa	Kristansa
accusative	gen.	Kristansa	Kristansa
genitive		Kristansa	Kristojensa Kristainsa^rare
partitive		Kristaansa	Kristojaan Kristojansa
inessive		Kristassaan Kristassansa	Kristoissaan Kristoissansa
elative		Kristastaan Kristastansa	Kristoistaan Kristoistansa
illative		Kristaansa	Kristoihinsa
adessive		Kristallaan Kristallansa	Kristoillaan Kristoillansa
ablative		Kristaltaan Kristaltansa	Kristoiltaan Kristoiltansa
allative		Kristalleen Kristallensa	Kristoilleen Kristoillensa
essive		Kristanaan Kristanansa	Kristoinaan Kristoinansa
translative		Kristakseen Kristaksensa	Kristoikseen Kristoiksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		Kristattaan Kristattansa	Kristoittaan Kristoittansa
comitative		—	Kristoineen Kristoinensa

Anagrams

karsti, sirkat

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰrɪsta/
Rhymes: -ɪsta

Proper noun

Krista f

a female given name

Declension

declension of Krista

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	Krista	Kristan	Kristur	Kristurnar
accusative	Kristu	Kristuna	Kristur	Kristurnar
dative	Kristu	Kristunni	Kristum	Kristunum
genitive	Kristu	Kristunnar	Krista	Kristanna

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1683. Short form of Kristīna (“Christina”).

Proper noun

Krista f

a female given name

References

Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
Population Register of Latvia: Krista was the only given name of 1701 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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