creid
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish creitid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
creid (present analytic creideann, future analytic creidfidh, verbal noun creidiúint, past participle creidte)
- believe (+ i (“in”))
- creidim i nDia ― I believe in God
- 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
- D’innis an gasúr dó fá’n gharrdha plúr do chonnaic sé, “agus,” ar seision, “ar eagla nach gcreidfidhe mé, bhain mé ceann de na plúir, ⁊ thug liom é ⁊ sin chugat é.”
- The youth told him about the garden of flowers, which he saw, "and," says he, "lest I might not be believed, I plucked one and brought it with me, and here it is."
Conjugation edit
conjugation of creid (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Alternative verbal noun: creidmheáil (Ulster)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
creid | chreid | gcreid |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “creitid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Manx edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish creitid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.
Verb edit
creid (verbal noun credjal, past participle credjit)
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
creid | chreid | greid |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “creitid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish creitid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
creid (past chreid, future creididh, verbal noun creidsinn, past participle creidte)
- believe, feel convinced, think
- creididh iad sinne ― they will believe us
- cha chreid mi gun tèid i ann ― I don't think she will go
- Thill e. – An do thill? – Cha chreid mi nach do thill.
- He returned. – Did he? – I do believe he did.
- (literally, “I don't believe he didn't return”)
- cha ghabh e creidsinn ― it can't be believed
- tha i a' creidsinn ann an sìthichean ― she believes in fairies
- credit
- confide, trust, rely
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
creid | chreid |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “creitid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language