croi
Louisiana Creole edit
Etymology edit
From French croire (“to believe”), compare Haitian Creole kwè.
Verb edit
croi
- to believe
References edit
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *krojiti (“to cut”). Compare Aromanian cruescu, cruire.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
a croi (third-person singular present croiește, past participle croit) 4th conj.
- to cut out, to tailor
- (figurative) to open up (a road, path, destiny, etc.)
- (figurative) to devise, plan, construct, build, create
Conjugation edit
conjugation of croi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
| infinitive | a croi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | croind | ||||||
| past participle | croit | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | croiesc | croiești | croiește | croim | croiți | croiesc | |
| imperfect | croiam | croiai | croia | croiam | croiați | croiau | |
| simple perfect | croii | croiși | croi | croirăm | croirăți | croiră | |
| pluperfect | croisem | croiseși | croise | croiserăm | croiserăți | croiseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să croiesc | să croiești | să croiască | să croim | să croiți | să croiască | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | croiește | croiți | |||||
| negative | nu croi | nu croiți | |||||