Cretan

English

Etymology

Crete +‎ -an

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːtən/
Homophones (for some accents): cretin

Adjective

Cretan (not comparable)

Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.

Translations

relating to Crete

Catalan: cretenc (ca)
Czech: krétský (cs)
Dutch: Kretenzisch (nl)
French: crétois (fr)
German: kretisch (de)
Greek: κρητικός (el) m (kritikós)
Icelandic: krítverskur

Norwegian:
Bokmål: kretisk

Nynorsk: kretisk
Polish: kreteński (pl)
Portuguese: cretense
Russian: кри́тский (ru) (krítskij)

Noun

Cretan (plural Cretans)

An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

Translations

inhabitant

Catalan: cretenc (ca) m, cretenca (ca) f
Czech: Kréťan m
Dutch: Kretenzer (nl) m, Kretenzische (nl) f
Esperanto: kretano m, kretanino f
French: Crétois (fr) m, Crétoise f
German: Kreter (de) m, Kreterin f
Greek: Κρητικός (el) m (Kritikós), Κρής m (Krís), Κρητικιά (el) f (Kritikiá), Κρήσσα f (Kríssa)
Ancient: Κρής m (Krḗs)

Icelandic: Krítverji m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kreter m

Nynorsk: kretar m
Polish: Kreteńczyk (pl) m
Portuguese: cretense m or f
Russian: критя́нин (ru) m (kritjánin), критя́нка f (kritjánka)
Swedish: kretensare (sv)

Proper noun

Cretan

The dialect of Greek spoken in Crete.

Anagrams

Canter, canter, carnet, centra, creant, nectar, recant, tanrec, trance

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