christen

Significado (Inglés)

1. (transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
2. (broadly, transitive) To name.
3. (obsolete) To Christianize.
4. (colloquial) To use for the first time.
5. (informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.

Sinónimos

baptize

baptise

name

dub

dabble

designate

dip

douse

cross

duck

🦆

dunk

Christianise

puddle

sop

souse

give a name

give a name to

Traducións

battezzare

baptiser

taufen

dopen

batizar

bautizar

βαφτίζω

baptizare

vaftiz etmek

batejar

βαπτίζω

dare il nome a

inaugurare

nommer

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪsən/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: cristenen

Herdado de Old English: cristnian

Relativo a neerlandés: kerstenen

Relativo a Middle Low German: kristenen

Relativo a dinamarqués: kristne

Relativo a sueco: kristna

Relativo a islandés: kristna

In summary

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Equivalent to Christ + -en. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kristenje (“to christen”), Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”), Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”).