incredulus

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ crēdulus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈkreː.du.lus/, [ɪŋˈkreːd̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈkre.du.lus/, [iŋˈkrɛːd̪ulus]

Adjective

incrēdulus (feminine incrēdula, neuter incrēdulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. unbelieving, disbelieving, incredulous
2. disobedient

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	incrēdulus	incrēdula	incrēdulum		incrēdulī	incrēdulae	incrēdula
Genitive	incrēdulī	incrēdulae	incrēdulī		incrēdulōrum	incrēdulārum	incrēdulōrum
Dative	incrēdulō		incrēdulō		incrēdulīs
Accusative	incrēdulum	incrēdulam	incrēdulum		incrēdulōs	incrēdulās	incrēdula
Ablative	incrēdulō	incrēdulā	incrēdulō		incrēdulīs
Vocative	incrēdule	incrēdula	incrēdulum		incrēdulī	incrēdulae	incrēdula

Derived terms

• incrēdulitās

Descendants

• Catalan: incrèdul
• English: incredulous
• French: incrédule
• Galician: incrédulo
• Italian: incredulo
• Portuguese: incréu
• → Portuguese: incrédulo (learned)
• Romanian: incredul
• Spanish: incrédulo

References

• “incredulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “incredulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• incredulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.