credens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of crēdō (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkreː.dens/, [ˈkreːd̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkre.dens/, [ˈkrɛːd̪ens]

Participle

crēdēns (genitive crēdentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. lending, loaning
2. committing, consigning, entrusting to
3. trusting, confiding in
4. believing in, trusting in, giving credence to
5. believing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	crēdēns			crēdentēs	crēdentia
Genitive	crēdentis			crēdentium
Dative	crēdentī			crēdentibus
Accusative	crēdentem	crēdēns		crēdentēs crēdentīs	crēdentia
Ablative	crēdente crēdentī1			crēdentibus
Vocative	crēdēns			crēdentēs	crēdentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• crēdentia

Related terms

• crēditor
• crēditrīx
• crēditum
• crēditus
• crēdō

Middle English

Noun

credens

1. Alternative form of credence