croi

See also: croí and cròi

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French croire (“to believe”), compare Haitian Creole kwè.

Verb

croi

  1. to believe

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Romanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krojiti (“to cut”). Compare Aromanian cruescu, cruire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kroˈi]

Verb

a croi (third-person singular present croiește, past participle croit) 4th conjugation

  1. to cut out, to tailor
  2. (figurative) to open up (a road, path, destiny, etc.)
  3. (figurative) to devise, plan, construct, build, create

Conjugation

    conjugation of croi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a croi
gerund croind
past participle croit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present croiesc croiești croiește croim croiți croiesc
imperfect croiam croiai croia croiam croiați croiau
simple perfect croii croiși croi croirăm croirăți croiră
pluperfect croisem croiseși croise croiserăm croiserăți croiseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să croiesc să croiești să croiască să croim să croiți să croiască
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative croiește croiți
negative nu croi nu croiți

Derived terms

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