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krst

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See also: krsť and ḳrst

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kȑst m inan (Cyrillic spelling кр̏ст)

  1. (Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro) cross, crucifix (also figuratively)
    Synonym: krȋž

Usage notes

This word, in a religious context, is used mainly by Orthodox Christians, and consequently generally more common among Serbs than Croats. Catholics (and Croats generally) tend to prefer the term krȋž.

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • “krst”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

krst m inan (genitive singular krstu, nominative plural krsty, genitive plural krstov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. baptism

Declension

Declension of krst
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • Ján Krstiteľ m
  • krstiť
  • krstiteľnica f
  • krstná mama f
  • krstný
  • krstný otec m
  • krstový
  • pokrstenec m

Further reading

  • “krst”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krьstъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kȓst m inan

  1. (Christianity) baptism

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
More information Masculine inan., hard o-stem, nom. sing. ...

Further reading

  • “krst”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “krst”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

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