creencia

Asturian

Noun

creencia f (plural creencies)

1. Alternative form of creyencia

Spanish

Etymology

From creer +‎ -encia or a semi-learned modification of the Old Spanish creença < Medieval Latin or Late Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns. Compare the doublet credencia. Cognates include English credence, French croyance, French créance, Italian credenza, Portuguese crença, Romanian credință.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kɾeˈenθja/ [kɾeˈẽn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kɾeˈensja/ [kɾeˈẽn.sja]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: cre‧en‧cia

Noun

creencia f (plural creencias)

1. belief

Related terms

• creer

 

Further reading

• “creencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014