krishterë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • krishtenë — Gheg
  • kërshtenë, krështenë — Gheg (older)
  • kërshterë — Tosk (older)

Etymology

From earlier krështerë, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin christiānus.[1]

Adjective

krishterë (feminine krishterëe)

  1. Christian

Derived terms

  • krishterim

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “krishterë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 818
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