LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

incrēdulus

incrēdulus (feminine incrēdula, neuter incrēdulum)
Classical[ɪŋˈkreː.dʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[iŋˈkrɛː.du.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunbelieving, disbelieving, incredulous
  2. adjectivedisobedient

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincrēdulusincrēdulaincrēdulum
genitiveincrēdulīincrēdulaeincrēdulī
dativeincrēdulōincrēdulaeincrēdulō
accusativeincrēdulumincrēdulamincrēdulum
ablativeincrēdulōincrēdulāincrēdulō
vocativeincrēduleincrēdulaincrēdulum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincrēdulīincrēdulaeincrēdula
genitiveincrēdulōrumincrēdulārumincrēdulōrum
dativeincrēdulīsincrēdulīsincrēdulīs
accusativeincrēdulōsincrēdulāsincrēdula
ablativeincrēdulīsincrēdulīsincrēdulīs
vocativeincrēdulīincrēdulaeincrēdula

in-crēdŭlus, a, um (perh. not anteAug.).
I. Act., unbelieving, incredulous, without faith: odi. Hor. A. P. 188: patronus, Quint. 12, 8, 11: quidam, id. 10, 3, 11: Judaei, Vulg. Act. 14, 2 al.—
II. Pass., incredible: res, Gell. 9, 4, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinincrēdulus

Latin crēdulus Latin incrēdulus From in- + crēdulus.

Descendants
  • Catalanincrèdul
  • Englishincredulous
  • Frenchincrédule
  • Italianincredulo
  • Portugueseincréu
  • Portugueseincrédulo
  • Romanianincredul
  • Spanishincrédulo
  • Galicianincrédulo

Quick answers

What does incrēdulus mean in Latin?
incrēdulus, a adjective, means “unbelieving, disbelieving, incredulous; disobedient”.
How do you pronounce incrēdulus?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈkreː.dʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iŋˈkrɛː.du.lus].
Where does incrēdulus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin incrēdulus.