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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish creitid ,[ 1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti , from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- .
Pronunciation
Verb
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
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
creidim
creideann tú; creidir †
creideann sé, sí
creidimid
creideann sibh
creideann siad; creidid †
a chreideann ; a chreideas / a gcreideann *; a gcreideas *
creidtear
past
chreid mé; chreideas
chreid tú; chreidis
chreid sé, sí
chreideamar ; chreid muid
chreid sibh; chreideabhair
chreid siad; chreideadar
a chreid / ar chreid *
creideadh
past habitual
chreidinn / gcreidinn ‡‡
chreidteá / gcreidteá ‡‡
chreideadh sé, sí / gcreideadh sé, s퇇
chreidimis ; chreideadh muid / gcreidimis ‡‡; gcreideadh muid‡‡
chreideadh sibh / gcreideadh sibh‡‡
chreididís ; chreideadh siad / gcreididís ‡‡; gcreideadh siad‡‡
a chreideadh / a gcreideadh *
chreidtí / gcreidtí ‡‡
future
creidfidh mé; creidfead
creidfidh tú; creidfir †
creidfidh sé, sí
creidfimid ; creidfidh muid
creidfidh sibh
creidfidh siad; creidfid †
a chreidfidh ; a chreidfeas / a gcreidfidh *; a gcreidfeas *
creidfear
conditional
chreidfinn / gcreidfinn ‡‡
chreidfeá / gcreidfeá ‡‡
chreidfeadh sé, sí / gcreidfeadh sé, s퇇
chreidfimis ; chreidfeadh muid / gcreidfimis ‡‡; gcreidfeadh muid‡‡
chreidfeadh sibh / gcreidfeadh sibh‡‡
chreidfidís ; chreidfeadh siad / gcreidfidís ‡‡; gcreidfeadh siad‡‡
a chreidfeadh / a gcreidfeadh *
chreidfí / gcreidfí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go gcreide mé; go gcreidead †
go gcreide tú; go gcreidir †
go gcreide sé, sí
go gcreidimid ; go gcreide muid
go gcreide sibh
go gcreide siad; go gcreidid †
—
go gcreidtear
past
dá gcreidinn
dá gcreidteá
dá gcreideadh sé, sí
dá gcreidimis ; dá gcreideadh muid
dá gcreideadh sibh
dá gcreididís ; dá gcreideadh siad
—
dá gcreidtí
imperative
creidim
creid
creideadh sé, sí
creidimis
creidigí ; creididh †
creididís
—
creidtear
verbal noun
creidiúint
past participle
creidte
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Alternative verbal noun: creidmheáil ( Ulster )
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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
^ 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
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish creitid ,[ 1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti , from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- .
Verb
creid (verbal noun credjal , past participle credjit )
believe
Mutation
References
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish creitid ,[ 1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti , from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kʲʰɾʲetʲ/ , /kʲʰɾʲɤtʲ/
Verb
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
Mutation
Scottish 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
Further reading
Edward Dwelly (1911 ) “creid”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary ] , 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
MacLennan, Malcolm (1925 ) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language , Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC