credu
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *krėdid, from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrɛdɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkreːdi/, /ˈkrɛdi/
- Rhymes: -ɛdɨ
Verb edit
credu (first-person singular present credaf) (transitive, intransitive)
- to believe, have faith in, trust, give credit, etc.
- to be disposed, feel inclined, bring oneself to, persuade oneself
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | credaf | credi | cred | credwn | credwch | credant | credir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
credwn | credit | credai | credem | credech | credent | credid | |
| preterite | credais | credaist | credodd | credasom | credasoch | credasant | credwyd | |
| pluperfect | credaswn | credasit | credasai | credasem | credasech | credasent | credasid, credesid | |
| present subjunctive | credwyf | credych | credo | credom | credoch | credont | creder | |
| imperative | — | cred | creded | credwn | credwch | credent | creder | |
| verbal noun | credu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | crededig credadwy | |||||||
- Alternative third-person singular present subjunctive: creto
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | creda i, credaf i | credi di | credith o/e/hi, crediff e/hi | credwn ni | credwch chi | credan nhw |
| conditional | credwn i, credswn i | credet ti, credset ti | credai fo/fe/hi, credsai fo/fe/hi | creden ni, credsen ni | credech chi, credsech chi | creden nhw, credsen nhw |
| preterite | credais i, credes i | credaist ti, credest ti | credodd o/e/hi | credon ni | credoch chi | credon nhw |
| imperative | — | creda | — | — | credwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| credu | gredu | nghredu | chredu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “credaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies