creid
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish creitid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcreid (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
editconjugation 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
editRelated terms
editMutation
editIrish 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- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish creitid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.
Verb
editcreid (verbal noun credjal, past participle credjit)
Mutation
editManx 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- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “creitid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish creitid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcreid (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
editRelated terms
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
creid | chreid |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “creitid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
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- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd-
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish verbs
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish terms with quotations
- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A
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- Manx terms derived from Old Irish
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- Manx terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Manx lemmas
- Manx verbs
- gv:Religion
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic verbs
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