крест

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic крьстъ (krĭstŭ), from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ. Doublet of крёст (krjost), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krʲest]
  • (file)

Noun

крест (krest) m inan or m anim or f anim (genitive креста́, nominative plural кресты́, genitive plural кресто́в)

  1. cross
    крест-на́крестkrest-nákrestcrosswise
    вот те крестvot te krestcross my heart
  2. (criminal slang, animate) thief

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), крест”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), крест”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 442
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