Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kreddīti
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one’s heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”)).
Cognates include Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śrad-√dhā, “to trust, believe”) and Latin crēdō (“to believe”).
Verb
*kreddīti
- to believe
Inflection
| Athematic present with stem ablaut to a laryngeal-final root | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *kreddīmi | *kreddamam | ? | — |
| 2nd singular | *kreddīsi | *kreddatās | ? | — |
| 3rd singular | *kreddīti | *kreddato | ? | — |
| 1st plural | *kreddamosi | *kreddamo | ? | — |
| 2nd plural | *kreddatesi | *kreddastē | ? | — |
| 3rd plural | *kreddenti | *kreddanto | ? | — |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *kreddū | ? | — | |
| 2nd singular | *kreddesi | ? | *kreddī | |
| 3rd singular | *kreddeti | ? | *kreddītou | |
| 1st plural | *kreddomosi | ? | *kreddamos | |
| 2nd plural | *kreddetesi | ? | *kreddate | |
| 3rd plural | *kreddonti | ? | *kreddentou | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *kreddīr | — | ? | — |
| 2nd singular | *kreddītar | — | ? | — |
| 3rd singular | *kreddītor | ? | ? | — |
| 1st plural | *kreddammor | — | ? | — |
| 2nd plural | *kreddadwe | — | ? | — |
| 3rd plural | *kreddentor | ? | ? | — |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *kreddūr | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | *kreddetar | — | — | |
| 3rd singular | *kreddetor | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *kreddommor | — | — | |
| 2nd plural | *kreddedwe | — | — | |
| 3rd plural | *kreddontor | — | — | |
| Declension of the present participle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kreddonts | *kreddonte | *kreddontes |
| vocative | *kreddonts | *kreddonte | *kreddontes |
| accusative | *kreddontam | *kreddonte | *kreddontans |
| genitive | *kreddantos | *? | *kreddantom |
| dative | *kreddantei | *kreddantbom | *kreddantbos |
| instrumental | *kreddantī? | *kreddantbim | *kreddantbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kreddantī | *kreddantī | *kreddantiyās |
| vocative | *kreddantī | *kreddantī | *kreddantiyās |
| accusative | *kreddantīm | *kreddantī | *kreddantiyans |
| genitive | *kreddantyās | *? | *kreddantyom |
| dative | *kreddantyāi | *kreddantyābom | *kreddantyābos |
| instrumental | *? | *kreddantyābim | *kreddantyābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kreddont | *? | *kreddonta |
| vocative | *kreddont | *? | *kreddonta |
| accusative | *kreddont | *? | *kreddonta |
| genitive | *kreddantos | *? | *kreddantom |
| dative | *kreddantei | *? | *kreddantbos |
| instrumental | *kreddantī? | *? | *kreddantbis |
| Declension of the middle participle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kreddamnos | *kreddamnou | *kreddamnoi |
| vocative | *kreddamne | *kreddamnou | *kreddamnoi |
| accusative | *kreddamnom | *kreddamnou | *kreddamnons |
| genitive | *kreddamnī | *kreddamnous | *kreddamnom |
| dative | *kreddamnūi | *kreddamnobom | *kreddamnobos |
| instrumental | *kreddamnū | *kreddamnobim | *kreddamnobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kreddamnā | *kreddamnai | *kreddamnās |
| vocative | *kreddamnā | *kreddamnai | *kreddamnās |
| accusative | *kreddamnam | *kreddamnai | *kreddamnans |
| genitive | *kreddamnās | *kreddamnous | *kreddamnom |
| dative | *kreddamnai | *kreddamnābom | *kreddamnābos |
| instrumental | *? | *kreddamnābim | *kreddamnābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *kreddamnom | *kreddamnou | *kreddamnā |
| vocative | *kreddamnom | *kreddamnou | *kreddamnā |
| accusative | *kreddamnom | *kreddamnou | *kreddamnā |
| genitive | *kreddamnī | *kreddamnous | *kreddamnom |
| dative | *kreddamnūi | *kreddamnobom | *kreddamnobos |
| instrumental | *kreddamnū | *kreddamnobim | *kreddamnobis |