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creitem

creitem

Old Irish

Noun

creitem f

  1. verbal noun of creitid
  2. (religion) believing, coming to believe, being converted
  3. (religion) belief, faith
  4. (Christianity) (Christian) religion
  5. credit, credibility, good standing

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

  • (faith, religion): iress

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
creitem chreitem creitem
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • creitem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.