christen

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

battezzare

dare il nome a

inaugurare

sinonimi

baptize

baptise

name

dub

dabble

designate

dip

douse

cross

duck

🦆

dunk

Christianise

puddle

sop

souse

give a name

give a name to

Traduzioni

baptiser

taufen

batizar

dopen

bautizar

βαφτίζω

baptizare

vaftiz etmek

batejar

cristianizar

βαπτίζω

nommer

appeler

vaftízo

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪsən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: cristenen

Ereditato da inglese antico: cristnian

Affine olandese: kerstenen

Affine Middle Low German: kristenen

Affine danese: kristne

Affine svedese: kristna

Affine islandese: 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”).