Creest

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Críst, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Hebrew משיח (māshīaχ, “anointed”).

Proper noun

Creest m

1. Christ

   Ta mish dty heshey harvaant ayns Yeesey Chreest.

   I am your fellow servant in Jesus Christ.

Derived terms

• Creestee (“Christian”)
• Yeesey Chreest (“Jesus Christ”)

Mutation

Mutation of Creest

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Creest	Chreest	Greest

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Críst”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language