credere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin crēdere, present active infinitive of crēdō (“believe”), from Proto-Italic *krezdō, 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”).

Pronunciation

• crédere, IPA^(key): /ˈkredere/
• Rhymes: -edere

Verb

credere

1. to believe
2. to think

Derived terms

• ricredere

Related terms

• credenza
• credersi
• credibile
• credito
• credo
• credulo

 

Further reading

• credere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) crēdēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of crēdō

Verb

(deprecated template usage) crēdere

1. present active infinitive of crēdō
2. second-person singular present passive imperative of crēdō
3. second-person singular present passive indicative of crēdō

   crēdere — “to believe”