creidmheas

Irish

Etymology

From creid (“to believe”) +‎ meas (“opinion, respect”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲɛdʲˌvʲasˠ/

Noun

creidmheas m (genitive singular creidmheasa, nominative plural creidmheasanna)

1. credit (privilege of delayed payment)

Declension

Declension of creidmheas

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative creidmheas creidmheasanna Vocative a chreidmheas a chreidmheasanna Genitive creidmheasa creidmheasanna Dative creidmheas creidmheasanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an creidmheas na creidmheasanna Genitive an chreidmheasa na gcreidmheasanna Dative leis an gcreidmheas don chreidmheas leis na creidmheasanna

Derived terms

• cárta creidmheasa
• litir chreidmheasa

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
creidmheas	chreidmheas	gcreidmheas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “creidṁeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 194
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creidmheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN