"Christian" in foreign languages

[GodLovesCats]

Have you ever wondered what the word "Christian" is in other languages? I did. Here are some of them.

American sign language
ASL sign for CHRISTIAN | HandSpeak

Latin: Christiana
Russian: Kristian
Greek: Christianos
Swedish: Kristen
Spanish: Christiano
Catalan: Cristia
Filipino: Kristyano

Do You Know How to Say Christian in Different Languages?

 

[dzheremi]

The Arabic transliteration of the word is incorrect on that website. The Arabic itself is right, but it should be transliterated Masihi, not Masihiun. Masihiun is plural.

 

[mothcorrupteth]

In German, a single Christian is a Christ [krisst] in the case of a male or a Christin [krisst-inn] in the case of a female. Multiple Christians are called Christen [krisst-uhn] (male) or Christinnen [krisst-inn-uhn].

 

[Quid est Veritas?]

Afrikaans is spelled Christen, plural Christene. The Ch is pronounced however, like a hard G.

 

[Tom 1]

Have you ever wondered what the word "Christian" is in other languages? I did. Here are some of them.

American sign language
ASL sign for CHRISTIAN | HandSpeak

Latin: Christiana
Russian: Kristian
Greek: Christianos
Swedish: Kristen
Spanish: Christiano
Catalan: Cristia
Filipino: Kristyano

Do You Know How to Say Christian in Different Languages?

Creștin (Cresh-tin) in Romanian, although Christ is rendered as Hristos.

Spanish - Cristianismo, Cristo/Jesucristo

 

[Hishandmaiden]

Mandarin- Ji Du Tu

 

[Balticus]

Polish:

a Christian (male) - chrześcijanin
a Christian (female) - chrześcijanka
plural (male/general) - chrześcijanie
plural (female) - chrześcijanki
adjective - chrześcijański

Both nouns and adjectives are declined according to number, gender and case. There are seven cases in Polish, so, for example a Christian female (singular) can have following forms: chrześcijanka, chrześcijanki, chrześcijance, chrześcijankę, chrześcijanką, o chrześcijance, chrześcijanko.

 

[Kalevalatar]

Finnish:

kristitty, plural kristityt

The Finnish word for "cross" is risti, so it's written in there too, which is kind of neat, I think.

 

[Alexielane]

French - Chrétien (male) or Chrétienne (female)
Haitian Creole - Kretyen
Italian - Cristiano

Reminds me of my Taizé days

 

[E.C.]

Hebrew!

Christianity: נוצרות (no-tzroot)
Christian (male): נוצרי (no-tzrii)
Christian (female): נוצרית (no-tzriit)
Christians: נוצרים (no-tzriim)

 

[Red Gold]

Have you ever wondered what the word "Christian" is in other languages? I did. Here are some of them.

The word "Christian" can also be an adjectiv.
I will now open another thread with this topic.