Christianus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Chrēstiānus (replacing Χρῑστός (Khrīstós) with the common name Χρηστός (Khrēstós); a common practice in the Roman Empire at the time: it was scorned by Tertullian and ascribed by him to enemies or outsiders of Christianity, who do not try to learn the proper name of the Christians) chrīstiānus (letter-case) === Etymology === From Chrīstus + -iānus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰriːs.tiˈaː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kris.tiˈaː.nus] === Adjective === Chrīstiānus (feminine Chrīstiāna, neuter Chrīstiānum, comparative Chrīstiānior, superlative Chrīstiānissimus); first/second-declension adjective Christian ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== Chrīstiānismus Chrīstiānitās ==== Related terms ==== Chrīstus ==== Descendants ==== Many reflect the alternative form Chrēstianus. === Noun === Chrīstiānus m sg (genitive Chrīstiānī, feminine Chrīstiāna); second declension a Christian person, a Christian ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === References === “Christianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Christianus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.