fidelis

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Latin

Etymology

From fidēs (“faith, trust”) +‎ -ēlis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fidēlis (neuter fidēle, comparative fidēlior, superlative fidēlissimus, adverb fidēliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. faithful, loyal
    • semper fidelis
      • always faithful
  2. true, trustworthy, dependable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative fidēlis fidēle fidēlēs fidēlia
Genitive fidēlis fidēlium
Dative fidēlī fidēlibus
Accusative fidēlem fidēle fidēlēs
fidēlīs 		fidēlia
Ablative fidēlī fidēlibus
Vocative fidēlis fidēle fidēlēs fidēlia

Descendants

Noun

fidēlis m (genitive fidēlis); third declension

  1. a confidant, trustworthy person

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fidēlis fidēlēs
Genitive fidēlis fidēlium
Dative fidēlī fidēlibus
Accusative fidēlem fidēlēs
fidēlīs
Ablative fidēle fidēlibus
Vocative fidēlis fidēlēs

References

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