Inherited fromOld Catalancreu, from oldercrou (via dissimilation), fromLatincrucem. Cf. the evolution ofveu(“voice”).
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FromMiddle Welshcreu, fromLatincreō.
creu (first-person singular presentcreaf)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | creaf | crei | crea | crëwn | crëwch | creant | crëir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | crëwn | creit | creai | creem | creech | creent | crëid | |
preterite | creais | creaist | creodd | creasom | creasoch | creasant | crëwyd | |
pluperfect | creaswn | creasit | creasai | creasem | creasech | creasent | creasid,creesid | |
present subjunctive | crëwyf | creych | creo | creom | creoch | creont | creer | |
imperative | — | crea | creed | crëwn | crëwch | creent | creer | |
verbal noun | creu | |||||||
verbal adjectives | creedig creadwy |
inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | crea i, creaf i | crei di | creith o/e/hi, creiff e/hi | crewn ni | crewch chi | crean nhw |
conditional | crewn i, creswn i | creet ti, creset ti | creai fo/fe/hi, cresai fo/fe/hi | creen ni, cresen ni | creech chi, cresech chi | creen nhw, cresen nhw |
preterite | creais i, crees i | creaist ti, creest ti | creodd o/e/hi | creon ni | creoch chi | creon nhw |
imperative | — | crea | — | — | crewch | — |