# creid
## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster, Connacht) IPA: /cɾʲɛdʲ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /cɾʲɪdʲ/

### 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 | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | creidim | creideann tú; creidir$^†$ | creideann sé, sí | creidimid | creideann sibh | creideann siad; creidid$^†$ | a chreideann; a chreideas / a gcreideann* | creidtear |
| indicative | past | chreid mé; chreideas | chreid tú; chreidis | chreid sé, sí | chreideamar; chreid muid | chreid sibh; chreideabhair | chreid siad; chreideadar | a chreid / ar chreid* | creideadh |
| indicative | past habitual | chreidinn / gcreidinn‡‡ | chreidteá / gcreidteá‡‡ | chreideadh sé, sí / gcreideadh sé, sí‡‡ | chreidimis; chreideadh muid / gcreidimis‡‡; gcreideadh muid‡‡ | chreideadh sibh / gcreideadh sibh‡‡ | chreididís; chreideadh siad / gcreididís‡‡; gcreideadh siad‡‡ | a chreideadh / a gcreideadh* | chreidtí / gcreidtí‡‡ |
| future | 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 | conditional | chreidfinn / gcreidfinn‡‡ | chreidfeá / gcreidfeá‡‡ | chreidfeadh sé, sí / gcreidfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | creidim | creid | creideadh sé, sí | creidimis | creidigí; creididh$^†$ | creididís | — | creidtear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | creidiúint | creidiúint | creidiúint | creidiúint | creidiúint | creidiúint | creidiúint | creidiúint |
| past participle | past participle | creidte | creidte | creidte | creidte | creidte | creidte | creidte | 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

### 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

* 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)
* believe

### References

* ↑ 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
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʰɾɤtʲ/
* (Lewis) IPA: /kʰðɤtʲ/

### Verb

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

* mì-chreid

#### Related terms

* creideamh

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “creitid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

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