Dutch

Proper noun

Christus m

1. (Christianity) Christ, Messiah (Christian title for Jesus of Nazareth)

Related terms

• christelijk
• christen
• christendom
• christenheid

German

Etymology

From Latin Christus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʀɪstʊs/

Proper noun

Christus m

1. Christ (the messiah who was named Jesus)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• Christ

Latin

Alternative forms

• Χus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χριστός ‎(Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός ‎(khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ‎(māshīaχ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰris.tus/, [ˈkʰrɪs.tʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkris.tus/

Proper noun

Christus m ‎(genitive Christī); second declension

1. (Christianity) Christ (Jesus)
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Marcus 1:1

     initium evangelii Jesu Christi Filii Dei

     "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God"

Declension

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (Christ): Iēsus

Derived terms

Descendants

References

• Christus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Christus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Luxembourgish

Proper noun

Christus

1. Christ (Jesus)

Latin

Noun

christus m ‎(genitive christī); second declension

1. the annointed one
2. (singular only) Alternative letter-case form of Christus ‎(“Christ”)

Inflection

Second declension.

References

• CHRISTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)