creid

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish creitid, from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /cɾʲɛdʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /cɾʲɪdʲ/

Verb

creid (present analytic creideann, future analytic creidfidh, verbal noun creidiúint, past participle creidte)

1. 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

conjugation of creid (first conjugation – A)

		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*	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 / gcreidteᇇ	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 / gcreidt퇇
future		creidfidh mé; creidfead	creidfidh tú; creidfir†	creidfidh sé, sí	creidfimid; creidfidh muid	creidfidh sibh	creidfidh siad; creidfid†	a chreidfidh; a chreidfeas / a gcreidfidh*	creidfear
conditional		chreidfinn / gcreidfinn‡‡	chreidfeá / gcreidfeᇇ	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 / gcreidf퇇
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

• creidmheas

Related terms

• creideamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of creid

radical	lenition	eclipsis
creid	chreid	gcreid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Manx

Alternative forms

• cred

Etymology

From Old Irish creitid, from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.

Verb

creid (verbal noun credjal, past participle credjit)

1. believe

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
creid	chreid	greid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish creitid, from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɾɤtʲ/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /kʰðɤtʲ/

Verb

creid (past chreid, future creididh, verbal noun creidsinn or creidse, past participle creidte)

1. 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

2. credit
3. confide, trust, rely

Derived terms

• mì-chreid

Related terms

• creideamh

Mutation

Mutation of creid

radical	lenition
creid	chreid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “creid”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC