Crìosdail
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Crístamail (“Christian”, adjective) (compare Irish Críostúil), from Críst; synchronically, Crìosd (“Christ”) + -ail (adjectival suffix).
Related terms
- Crìosdaidh (“Christian”)
- Crìosdaidheachd f (“Christianity”)
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “Crístamail”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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