credens

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	crēdēns		crēdentēs	crēdentia
Genitive	crēdentis	crēdentis		crēdentium	crēdentium
Dative	crēdentī	crēdentī		crēdentibus	crēdentibus
Accusative	crēdentem	crēdēns		crēdentēs, crēdentīs	crēdentia
Ablative	crēdente, crēdentī1	crēdente, crēdentī1		crēdentibus	crēdentibus
Vocative	crēdēns	crēdēns		crēdentēs	crēdentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• crēdentia

Related terms

• crēditor
• crēditrīx
• crēditum

• crēditus
• crēdō

Descendants

• English: credence