Latin

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Etymology

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From crēdō (to believe) +‎ -ulus (-ing).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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crēdulus (feminine crēdula, neuter crēdulum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. that easily believes a thing, easy of belief
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.311–312:
      cōnscia mēns rēctī fāmae mendācia rīsit,
      sed nōs in vitium crēdulā turbā sumus
      Her mind knew [her own] innocence, and laughed at the malicious gossip,
      but we – as a crowd, we easily believe in [someone else’s] fault.

      (See Claudia Quinta.)
  2. credulous, gullible
  3. trusting, trusting in
  4. full of confidence in, confiding in

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative crēdulus crēdula crēdulum crēdulī crēdulae crēdula
Genitive crēdulī crēdulae crēdulī crēdulōrum crēdulārum crēdulōrum
Dative crēdulō crēdulō crēdulīs
Accusative crēdulum crēdulam crēdulum crēdulōs crēdulās crēdula
Ablative crēdulō crēdulā crēdulō crēdulīs
Vocative crēdule crēdula crēdulum crēdulī crēdulae crēdula

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: credulous
  • French: crédule
  • Italian: credulo
  • Portuguese: crédulo (learned)
  • Romanian: credul
  • Spanish: crédulo

References

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  • credulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • credulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • credulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • credulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.