kristinn

See also: Kristinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn, from Old English cristen, from Latin christianus, from Christus (“Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”).

Adjective

kristinn (not comparable)

1. Christian (belonging to the Christian faith)

Declension

positive forms of kristinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kristinn	kristin	kristið
	accusative	kristinn	kristna
	dative	kristnum	kristinni	kristnu
	genitive	kristins	kristinnar	kristins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kristnir	kristnar	kristin
	accusative	kristna
	dative	kristnum
	genitive	kristinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kristni	kristna	kristna
	acc/dat/gen	kristna	kristnu
	plural (all-case)	kristnu

Related terms

• kristna
• kristni
• kristindómur

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English cristen, from Latin christianus, from Christus (“Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”).

Adjective

kristinn

1. Christian (belonging to the Christian faith)

Related terms

• kristna (“to christen, to baptize”)
• kristni (“Christianity”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: kristinn
• Faroese: kristin
• Danish: kristen
• Norwegian: kristen
• Swedish: kristen

References

• “kristinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press