From Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one’s heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”)).
Cognates include Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śrad-√dhā, “to trust, believe”) and Latin crēdō (“to believe”).
*kreddīti
Athematic present with stem ablaut to a laryngeal-final root | ||||
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Active voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *kreddīmi | *kreddamam | ? | — |
2nd singular | *kreddīsi | *kreddatās | ? | — |
3rd singular | *kreddīti | *kreddato | ? | — |
1st plural | *kreddamosi | *kreddamo | ? | — |
2nd plural | *kreddatesi | *kreddastē | ? | — |
3rd plural | *kreddenti | *kreddanto | ? | — |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *kreddū | ? | — | |
2nd singular | *kreddesi | ? | *kreddī | |
3rd singular | *kreddeti | ? | *kreddītou | |
1st plural | *kreddomosi | ? | *kreddamos | |
2nd plural | *kreddetesi | ? | *kreddate | |
3rd plural | *kreddonti | ? | *kreddentou | |
Passive voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *kreddīr | — | ? | — |
2nd singular | *kreddītar | — | ? | — |
3rd singular | *kreddītor | ? | ? | — |
1st plural | *kreddammor | — | ? | — |
2nd plural | *kreddadwe | — | ? | — |
3rd plural | *kreddentor | ? | ? | — |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *kreddūr | — | — | |
2nd singular | *kreddetar | — | — | |
3rd singular | *kreddetor | — | — | |
1st plural | *kreddommor | — | — | |
2nd plural | *kreddedwe | — | — | |
3rd plural | *kreddontor | — | — |
Declension of the present participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kreddonts | *kreddonte | *kreddontes |
vocative | *kreddonts | *kreddonte | *kreddontes |
accusative | *kreddontam | *kreddonte | *kreddontans |
genitive | *kreddantos | *? | *kreddantom |
dative | *kreddantei | *kreddantbom | *kreddantbos |
instrumental | *kreddantī? | *kreddantbim | *kreddantbis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kreddantī | *kreddantī | *kreddantiyās |
vocative | *kreddantī | *kreddantī | *kreddantiyās |
accusative | *kreddantīm | *kreddantī | *kreddantiyans |
genitive | *kreddantyās | *? | *kreddantyom |
dative | *kreddantyāi | *kreddantyābom | *kreddantyābos |
instrumental | *? | *kreddantyābim | *kreddantyābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kreddont | *? | *kreddonta |
vocative | *kreddont | *? | *kreddonta |
accusative | *kreddont | *? | *kreddonta |
genitive | *kreddantos | *? | *kreddantom |
dative | *kreddantei | *? | *kreddantbos |
instrumental | *kreddantī? | *? | *kreddantbis |