credens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of crēdō (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkreː.dens/, [ˈkreːd̪ẽːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkre.dens/, [ˈkrɛːd̪ens]

Participle

crēdēns (genitive crēdentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. lending, loaning
  2. committing, consigning, entrusting to
  3. trusting, confiding in
  4. believing in, trusting in, giving credence to
  5. believing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative crēdēns crēdentēs crēdentia
Genitive crēdentis crēdentium
Dative crēdentī crēdentibus
Accusative crēdentem crēdēns crēdentēs
crēdentīs		 crēdentia
Ablative crēdente
crēdentī1		 crēdentibus
Vocative crēdēns crēdentēs crēdentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

Middle English

Noun

credens

  1. Alternative form of credence
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