fidedigno

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fides dignus (literally “worthy of faith”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.deˈd͡ʒiɡ.nu/, /fi.deˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.deˈd͡ʒiɡ.nu/, /fi.deˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.deˈd͡ʒiɡ.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.dɨˈdi.ɡnu/ [fi.ðɨˈði.ɣnu]

• Hyphenation: fi‧de‧dig‧no

Adjective

fidedigno (feminine fidedigna, masculine plural fidedignos, feminine plural fidedignas)

1. faithful, trustworthy, reliable

Related terms

• digno
• fé

Further reding

• “fidedigno” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “fidedigno” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• “fidedigno” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “fidedigno” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fides (“faith”) and dignus (“worth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fideˈdiɡno/ [fi.ð̞eˈð̞iɣ̞.no]
• Rhymes: -iɡno
• Syllabification: fi‧de‧dig‧no

Adjective

fidedigno (feminine fidedigna, masculine plural fidedignos, feminine plural fidedignas)

1. trustworthy, reliable

   Synonyms: creíble, fiable, verosímil, fehaciente

Related terms

• fe

 

Further reading

• “fidedigno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014