{"id":8828,"date":"2025-06-12T17:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=8828"},"modified":"2025-06-12T17:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:05:49","slug":"credible-belief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/06\/12\/credible-belief\/","title":{"rendered":"Credible Belief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re looking at the words for <strong>belief<\/strong>, <strong>religion<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/incognito7nyc\/50228162743\/in\/photolist-2jwusRV-6FhQ7q-2o1TGot-pDWoyx-andeh1-7AJnMH-f3jE2z-6T4X26-7Qi7c8-qgd9e-6qBCqK-2k2hhbf-2h3svzY-7Pupqv-6T4UXn-2ng6x5k-98ZeFm-2hZAPpD-AxQR4-98Yytm-8X7iHc-8vmsQo-2hJtvNx-MhumCb-2o3oQ8R-cmbMQ7-2k2cNFK-2mfsDCd-8X7noT-GEn1C9-MuYe7S-CtwK17-9Q17KJ-2k4p8au-2k4tx2J-2iVAuyD-tbo3hd-6p9v1A-efQY1V-PV3EjR-6W3jHh-2k4sM9c-2iEoTBy-2jjexZh-2jDGuob-2jYSbf8-4XKNMR-8E6kCE-2kVrJya-2dLZYKu\" title=\"Inside St. Patrick's Cathedral Midtown Manhattan New York City NY P00620 DSC_1137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50228162743_d190512a94_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Inside St. Patrick's Cathedral Midtown Manhattan New York City NY P00620 DSC_1137\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Words marked with an * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*kredd\u012bti<\/strong> = to believe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>creitid<\/strong> [\u02c8k\u02b2r\u02b2ed\u02b2i\u00f0\u02b2] = to believe<br \/>\n<strong>creitem<\/strong> = belief, faith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>creitid, craitid<\/strong> = to believe, trust, give allegiance<br \/>\n<strong>creitem<\/strong> = (act of) believing, being converted; belief, faith, religion; credit, credibility, good standing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>creid<\/strong> [c\u027e\u02b2\u025bd\u02b2 \/ c\u027e\u02b2\u026ad\u02b2] = to believe, give credence to, suppose<br \/>\n<strong>creideamh<\/strong> = belief, faith, religion, creed<br \/>\n<strong>creidi\u00faint<\/strong> = credit<br \/>\n<strong>creidi\u00fanach<\/strong> = creditable, reputable, respectable<br \/>\n<strong>creidi\u00fanacht<\/strong> = creditableness, respectability<br \/>\n<strong>creidi\u00fana\u00ed<\/strong> = creditor<br \/>\n<strong>creidmheach<\/strong> = believer, believing, faithful<br \/>\n<strong>creidte<\/strong> = credible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>creid<\/strong> [kr\u02b2ed\u02b2] = (to) believe, suppose<br \/>\n<strong>creideadh<\/strong> [kr\u02b2ed\u02b2\u0259\u0263] = belief, creed, faith<br \/>\n<strong>creideamh<\/strong> [kr\u02b2ed\u02b2\u0259v] = belief, creed, faith<br \/>\n<strong>creideas<\/strong> [kr\u02b2ed\u02b2\u0259s] = faith, credit, credibility, credence<br \/>\n<strong>creideasachd<\/strong> [kr\u02b2ed\u02b2\u0259s\u0259xg] = credibility<br \/>\n<strong>creideasaiche<\/strong> [kr\u02b2ed\u02b2\u0259s\u026a\u00e7\u0259] = creditor<br \/>\n<strong>creidmheach<\/strong> [kr\u02b2ed\u02b2v\u0259x] = believer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cred<\/strong> [kred\u02b2] = to believe<br \/>\n<strong>credjuagh<\/strong> = believer, disciple, believing, believable<br \/>\n<strong>credjue<\/strong> = belief, creed, conviction, faith, religion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*kr\u0117did<\/strong> = to believe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cred, cret, kred<\/strong> = belief, creed, religion, faith<br \/>\n<strong>credaduy, credadwy<\/strong> = credible, trustworthy, genuine, authentic, certain sure, believed<br \/>\n<strong>credaw, credu, credv<\/strong> = to believe, have faith in, trust<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cred<\/strong> = belief, creed, religion, faith, trust, oath, promise, integrity, fidelity, credit<br \/>\n<strong>credadwy<\/strong> = credible, trustworthy, genuine, authentic, certain sure, believed<br \/>\n<strong>crediniaeth<\/strong> = belief, opinion, religion, creed, faith, confidence, credulity<br \/>\n<strong>credu<\/strong> [\u02c8kr\u025bd\u0268\u031e \/ \u02c8kre\u02d0di] = to believe, have faith in, trust, give credit, be disposed, feel inclined<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cred, cr\u00ead, cresy, cregy<\/strong> = belief, faith<br \/>\n<strong>credgyans, credzhans, cregyans<\/strong> = the Creed, belief<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>krysi, kreji<\/strong> = to believe, think<br \/>\n<strong>krysadow, kryjus<\/strong> = credible<br \/>\n<strong>kryjans, krejyans<\/strong> = belief, religion<br \/>\n<strong>kryjyk<\/strong> = religious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>critim<\/strong> = to believe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>cridiff, credyt, credaff<\/strong> = to believe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>kredi\u00f1<\/strong> [\u02c8kre\u02d0.d\u0129] = to believe, dare<br \/>\n<strong>kredad<\/strong> = credit<br \/>\n<strong>kreda\u00f1<\/strong> = credenza, wardrobe<br \/>\n<strong>kredapl<\/strong> = believable, likely<br \/>\n<strong>kredekaat<\/strong> = to credit<br \/>\n<strong>kredenn<\/strong> = belief, superstition<br \/>\n<strong>kreder<\/strong> = believer, creditor<br \/>\n<strong>kredig, kredik<\/strong> = credulous<br \/>\n<strong>kredoniezh<\/strong> = caution<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European <em>*\u1e31redd\u02b0h\u2081-\u00e9h\u2082 \/ *\u1e31r\u00e9dd\u02b0h\u2081eti<\/em> (to believe, trust) from <em>*\u1e31\u1e17r<\/em> (heart) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/kredd%C4%ABti\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>credible<\/strong>, <strong>credenza<\/strong>, <strong>credit<\/strong>, <strong>credo<\/strong> and <strong>incredible<\/strong>, in English, <strong>credere<\/strong> (to believe, think) in Italian, <strong>croire<\/strong> (to believe) in French, and <strong>creer<\/strong> (to believe, think, reckon) in Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/%E1%B8%B1r%C3%A9dd%CA%B0h%E2%82%81eti\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/\">Wiktionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk\/sengoidelc\/duil-belrai\/english.html\">In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English &#8211; Old Irish glossary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/An_Etymological_Dictionary_of_the_Gaelic_Language\">An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionaryq.com\/gaelg\/\">Fockleyreen: Manx &#8211; English Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/corpus.gaelg.im\/\">Gaelg Corpus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/page\/n5\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/geriafurch.bzh\/fr\">Geriafurch<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Blog horizontal --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1685480124\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re looking at the words for belief, religion and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with an * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *kredd\u012bti = to believe Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) creitid [\u02c8k\u02b2r\u02b2ed\u02b2i\u00f0\u02b2] = to believe creitem = belief, faith Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) creitid, craitid = to believe, trust, give allegiance creitem = (act of) believing, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,19,20,44,21,83,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,8,10,11,12,13,23,82,43,18,14],"tags":[237,238,52,80,51,239,145,48,47,53,49,240,55,50],"class_list":["post-8828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-gaeilge-irish","category-italian-italiano","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-breton","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish-espanol","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words","tag-belief","tag-believe","tag-breton","tag-celtic","tag-cornish","tag-credit","tag-etymology","tag-gaelic","tag-irish","tag-language","tag-manx","tag-religion","tag-scottish-gaelic","tag-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8828"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8832,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8828\/revisions\/8832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}