credens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of crēdō (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkreː.dens/, [ˈkreː.dẽːs]

Participle

crēdēns m, f, n (genitive crēdentis); third declension

  1. lending, loaning
  2. committing, consigning, entrusting to
  3. trusting, confiding in
  4. believing in, trusting in, giving credence to
  5. believing

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative crēdēns crēdentēs crēdentia
genitive crēdentis crēdentium
dative crēdentī crēdentibus
accusative crēdentem crēdēns crēdentēs, crēdentīs crēdentia
ablative crēdente, crēdentī1 crēdentibus
vocative crēdēns crēdentēs crēdentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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