creideamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish creitem,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīmā, verbal noun of *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰh₁eti. By surface analysis, creid +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲedʲə/[2]
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲedʲuː/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲedʲu(ː)/, [ˈcɾʲedʲuh][4]

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of creideamh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative creideamh creidimh
vocative a chreidimh a chreideamha
genitive creidimh creideamh
dative creideamh creidimh
forms with the definite article
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
singular plural
nominative creideamh creidíocha
vocative a chreidimh a chreidíocha
genitive creidimh creidíocha
dative creideamh creidíocha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an creideamh na creidíocha
genitive an chreidimh na gcreidíocha
dative leis an gcreideamh
don chreideamh 		leis na creidíocha

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of creideamh
radical lenition eclipsis
creideamh chreideamh gcreideamh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “creitem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 175
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 44, page 13
  4. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 445 A (b), page 162; reprinted 1979

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “creideaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 262; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “creideamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish creitem,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kreddīmā, verbal noun of *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰh₁eti. By surface analysis, creid +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

Noun

creideamh m (genitive singular creideimh, plural creideamhan)

  1. religion, faith, belief, creed

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of creideamh
radical lenition
creideamh chreideamh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “creitem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 57
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