creideamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish creitem, from creitid (“to believe”) (Modern Irish creid), from Latin crēdō.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲɛdʲəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲɛdʲuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲɛdʲu/

Noun

creideamh m (genitive singular creidimh, nominative plural creidimh or creidíocha)

  1. belief, faith; religion, creed
    Gan cultúr ná sibhialtacht gan chreideamh i ndéithe.
    No culture or civilization without faith in gods.

Declension
Declension of creideamh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative creideamh creidimh
Vocative a chreidimh a chreideamha
Genitive creidimh creideamh
Dative creideamh creidimh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an creideamh na creidimh
Genitive an chreidimh na gcreideamh
Dative leis an gcreideamh

don chreideamh

 leis na creidimh

Alternative declension:

Declension of creideamh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative creideamh creidíocha
Vocative a chreidimh a chreidíocha
Genitive creidimh creidíocha
Dative creideamh creidíocha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an creideamh na creidíocha
Genitive an chreidimh na gcreidíocha
Dative leis an gcreideamh

don chreideamh

 leis na creidíocha

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
creideamh chreideamh gcreideamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish creitem.

Noun

creideamh m (genitive singular creideimh, plural creideamhan)

  1. religion, faith, belief, creed

Synonyms

Derived terms
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