cristianar

From Latin Christiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, Anointed [One]”) + Latin suffix -ānus.

• IPA^(key): /kɾistjaˈna(ɾ)/
• Syllabification: cris‧tia‧nar
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

cristianar

1. to baptize; to christen

   Synonym: bautizar

2. to dilute, water down (wine)

• "cristianar", Diccionario general, ara–cast, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
• "cristianar", Definizión aragonés, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
• 2024 October, Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán: Estudio de Filología Aragonesa (version 14) (in Aragonese), pages 323–4

• acristianar

• IPA^(key): /kɾistjaˈnaɾ/ [kɾis̪.t̪jaˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cris‧tia‧nar

cristianar (first-person singular indicative present cristiano, past participle cristianáu)

1. (transitive) to baptize, christen

   Synonym: bautizar

2. (transitive) to godfather, to sponsor

   Synonym: apadrinar

3. (transitive) to Christianize, make Christian
4. (reflexive) to become Christian, convert to Christianity
5. (transitive) to wash, to clean

   Synonyms: llavar, llimpiar

6. (transitive) to clear (a tract of land)
7. (transitive) to set in order, organize, tidy, neaten, clean (a house or room)

   Synonym: ordenar

• “cristianar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cristianar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From cristiano (“Christian”).

• IPA^(key): /kɾistjaˈnaɾ/ [kɾis.t̪jaˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cris‧tia‧nar

cristianar (first-person singular present cristiano, first-person singular preterite cristiané, past participle cristianado)

1. (Christianity) to baptize

   Synonym: bautizar

• “cristianar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024