крестить

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krьstiti. Compare кстить (kstitʹ), with different treatment of the reduced vowel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krʲɪˈsʲtʲitʲ]

Verb

крести́ть (krestítʹ) impf or pf (perfective окрести́ть)

  1. to baptize, to christen
  2. to be a godfather, to be a sponsor

Conjugation

imperfective:

perfective:

Verb

крести́ть (krestítʹ) impf (perfective перекрести́ть)

  1. to cross, to make the sign of the cross on (someone)

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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