croi

See also: croí and cròi

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French croire (“to believe”), compare Haitian Creole kwè.

Verb

croi

1. to believe

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Romanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krojiti (“to cut”). Compare Aromanian cruescu, cruire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kroˈi]

Verb

a croi (third-person singular present croiește, past participle croit) 4th conjugation

1. to cut out, to tailor
2. (figurative) to open up (a road, path, destiny, etc.)
3. (figurative) to devise, plan, construct, build, create

Conjugation

    conjugation of croi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a croi
gerund			croind
past participle			croit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	croiesc	croiești	croiește	croim	croiți	croiesc
	imperfect	croiam	croiai	croia	croiam	croiați	croiau
	simple perfect	croii	croiși	croi	croirăm	croirăți	croiră
	pluperfect	croisem	croiseși	croise	croiserăm	croiserăți	croiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să croiesc	să croiești	să croiască	să croim	să croiți	să croiască
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		croiește			croiți
	negative		nu croi			nu croiți

Derived terms

• croitor