Kredit

See also: kredit

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian credito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁeˈdiːt/, /kʁeˈdɪt/

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Noun

Kredit m (strong, genitive Kredites or Kredits, plural Kredite)

1. loan or anything afforded to someone in the expectation of return
2. credibility, informal credit rating, the ability of someone to get loans based on his reputation

Declension

Declension of Kredit [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kredit	die	Kredite
genitive	eines	des	Kredites, Kredits	der	Kredite
dative	einem	dem	Kredit, Kredite1	den	Krediten
accusative	einen	den	Kredit	die	Kredite

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Kreditgefährdung
• Kreditschädigung
• Kreditwürdigkeit

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Krëtitt
• → Polish: kredyt
• → Russian: креди́т (kredít)

Further reading

• “Kredit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kredit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kredit (Aktiva, Guthaben)” in Duden online
• “Kredit (Finanzierung, Anleihe)” in Duden online
• Kredit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de