LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

crēdentia

crēdentia f (genitive crēdentiae)

Meaning

  1. credence
  2. promise
  3. recognition of debt
  4. small table in sanctuary for vessels

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrēdentiacrēdentiae
genitivecrēdentiaecrēdentiārum
dativecrēdentiaecrēdentiīs
accusativecrēdentiamcrēdentiās
ablativecrēdentiācrēdentiīs
vocativecrēdentiacrēdentiae

Origins

Late and Medieval Latin, from crēdens.

Descendants
  • Catalancreença
  • GermanKredenz
  • Englishcredence
  • Frenchcroyance
  • Frenchcréance
  • Italiancredenza
  • Occitancresença
  • Portuguesecrença
  • Portuguesecredença
  • Portuguesecredência

In English words that came into English from crēdentia

  • credencecrēdentia
  • credentialcrēdentiālis

Quick answers

What does crēdentia mean in Latin?
crēdentia, a noun, means “credence; promise; recognition of debt”.
What is the genitive of crēdentia?
The genitive singular is crēdentiae. crēdentia is feminine, first declension.