kristen
See also: Kristen
Breton
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkristɛn/
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kristinn (cf. runic ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚾᚬ (kristna), acc.pl). Borrowed via Old English cristen or Middle Low German kristen from Latin Chrīstiānus, derived from Chrīstus + -iānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰʁ̥ɛsd̥ən]
Inflection
| Inflection of kristen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | kristen | — | —2 |
| 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
Adjective
kristen (masculine and feminine kristen, neuter kristent, definite singular and plural kristne, comparative kristnere, indefinite superlative kristnest, definite superlative kristneste)
Derived terms
References
- “kristen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
kristen (neuter kriste or kristent, definite singular and plural kristne, comparative kristnare, indefinite superlative kristnast, definite superlative kristnaste)
Derived terms
References
- “kristen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Declension
| Inflection of kristen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kristen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | kristet | — | — |
| Plural | kristna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | kristne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kristne | — | — |
| All | kristna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Synonyms
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