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creștin¹

  • /kreʃˈtin/

Rhymes with -in

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin Christiānus, itself from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós). The sense of "person" is also found in many other Romance cognates. Doublet of cretin and hristian. Compare Aromanian crishtin, crãshtin.

noun creștín · creștini · equivalent creștină · creștin · creștinul

  1. Christian
  2. common person, man, individual

    Similar: persoană, om, individ

adjective creștín · creștină · creștini · creștine · creștin

  1. Christian

Creștin²

Where it comes from

From creștin.

proper noun lui Creștin

  1. masculine a surname

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"creștin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cre%C8%99tin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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creștin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cre%C8%99tin

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"creștin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cre%C8%99tin.

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@misc{cres_tin_2026,
  title = {creștin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cre%C8%99tin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}