Latin

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ fidēlis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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īnfidēlis (neuter īnfidēle, comparative īnfidēlior, adverb īnfidēliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. unfaithful
  2. treacherous, disloyal
  3. unbelieving, infidel

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative īnfidēlis īnfidēle īnfidēlēs īnfidēlia
Genitive īnfidēlis īnfidēlium
Dative īnfidēlī īnfidēlibus
Accusative īnfidēlem īnfidēle īnfidēlēs
īnfidēlīs
īnfidēlia
Ablative īnfidēlī īnfidēlibus
Vocative īnfidēlis īnfidēle īnfidēlēs īnfidēlia

Descendants

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  • French: infidèle

References

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