credo, credere, credidi, creditus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
trust, entrust; commit/consign; believe, trust in, rely on, confide; suppose;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | credo | credimus |
| 2 | credis | creditis |
| 3 | credit | credunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | credere |
| active | perfect | credidisse |
| passive | present | credi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | crede | credite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | credito | creditote |
| 3 | credito | credunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | credere | credimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | creditor | — |
| 3 | creditor | creduntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | creditus | crediti |
| Gen. | crediti | creditorum |
| Dat. | credito | — |
| Acc. | creditum | creditos |
| Voc. | credite | crediti |
| Abl. | credito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | credita | creditae |
| Gen. | creditae | creditarum |
| Dat. | creditae | — |
| Acc. | creditam | creditas |
| Voc. | credita | creditae |
| Abl. | credita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | creditum | credita |
| Gen. | crediti | creditorum |
| Dat. | credito | — |
| Acc. | creditum | credita |
| Voc. | creditum | credita |
| Abl. | credito | — |
Supines
accusative: creditum; ablative: creditu
Examples
- P
Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...sese ore ferens, quam forti pectore et armis! credo equidem, nec vana fides, genus esse deorum. degeneres animos..." - P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...quam tibi diva creatrix ostendit (neque enim, credo, sine numine divum flumina tanta paras Stygiamque innare paludem..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...medias acies mediosque per ignis invenere viam. at, credo, mea numina tandem fessa iacent, odiis aut exsaturata quievi..." - P
Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Teucros Aetolis surgit ab Arpis Tydides. equidem credo, mea vulnera restant et tua progenies mortalia demoror arma..." - P
Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...faciles Nymphae risere—sacello. Menalcas Tum, credo, cum me arbustum videre Miconos atque mala vitis incidere falce novellas..." - P
Liber I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...actis progeniem paruam dulcisque reuisere nidos. haud equidem credo, quia sit diuinitus illis ingenium aut rerum fato prudentia..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...nescio quid lubet iocari et solaciolum sui doloris, credo ut tum gravis acquiescat ardor: tecum ludere sicut ipsa..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...medio sic interfata dolore est: 'Quisquis es, haud, credo, invisus caelestibus auras vitalis carpis, Tyriam qui adveneris urbem..."