credjue
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish creitem (“act of believing; act of coming to believe, being converted; belief, faith, (Christian) religion; credit, credibility, good standing”), verbal noun of creitid (“believes, trusts; gives allegiance, homage; accepts the faith, is converted”).
Noun
credjue m (genitive singular credjue, plural credjughyn)
- belief, faith, religion
- creed, conviction
- denomination
Synonyms
- (religion): craueeaght
Derived terms
- breck-chredjue (“mixed religion”)
- co-chredjue (“conformity of belief”)
Related terms
- credjal (“credit, credence”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| credjue | chredjue | gredjue |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “creitem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.