fede

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fidem (“faith, belief”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /fede/, [fe̞.ð̞e̞]

Noun

fede inan

1. (religion) faith
2. confidence, trust, faith

   Synonym: konfiantza

Declension

Declension of fede (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	fede	fedea	fedeak
ergative	fedek	fedeak	fedeek
dative	federi	fedeari	fedeei
genitive	federen	fedearen	fedeen
comitative	federekin	fedearekin	fedeekin
causative	federengatik	fedearengatik	fedeengatik
benefactive	federentzat	fedearentzat	fedeentzat
instrumental	fedez	fedeaz	fedeez
inessive	fedetan	fedean	fedeetan
locative	fedetako	fedeko	fedeetako
allative	fedetara	federa	fedeetara
terminative	fedetaraino	federaino	fedeetaraino
directive	fedetarantz	federantz	fedeetarantz
destinative	fedetarako	federako	fedeetarako
ablative	fedetatik	fedetik	fedeetatik
partitive	federik	—	—
prolative	fedetzat	—	—

Declension

• fede eman (“to testify”)
• fede gaizto (“bad faith”)
• fede on (“good faith”)
• fede txar (“bad faith”)
• fede-emaile (“witness”)
• fede-hausle (“heretic”)
• fededun (“faithful”)
• fedegabateasun (“faithlessness”)
• fedegabe (“faithless”)
• fedegabeko (“faithless”)
• fedegabetu (“to lose faith”)
• fedekide
• fedeko artikulu (“article of faith”)
• fedetsu (“faithful”)
• fedezko

Further reading

• “fede”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “fede”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfeːðə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse feita, from Proto-Germanic *faitijaną (“to fatten”). Derived from the adjective *faitaz (“to fat”) (Danish fed).

Verb

fede (imperative fed, infinitive at fede, present tense feder, past tense fedede, perfect tense har fedet)

1. to fatten.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fede

1. definite of fed
2. plural of fed

Friulian

Etymology 1

From Latin fidēs.

Noun

fede f (plural fedis)

1. faith
2. trust

Related terms

• fidêl

Etymology 2

From Latin fēta (“mother-sheep”), substantivization of the adjective fētus.

Noun

fede f (plural fedis)

1. sheep

Synonyms

• piore

See also

• agnel

Galician

Verb

fede

1. inflection of feder:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin fidem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe.de/
• Rhymes: -ede
• Hyphenation: fé‧de

Noun

fede f (plural fedi)

1. faith, belief
2. creed, convictions

   Synonym: credo

3. faith, loyalty

   Synonym: lealtà

   di provata fede ― of proven loyalty

4. wedding ring

   Synonyms: fede nuziale, anello nuziale

Related terms

• fedecommesso
• fedele
• fedifrago
• fiducia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.de/
• Rhymes: -ɛde
• Hyphenation: fè‧de

Adjective

fede

1. feminine plural of fedo

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French faide, from Medieval Latin faida, from Proto-West Germanic *faihiþu; compare fo.

Alternative forms

• fed, fedd, feide

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːd(ə)/

Noun

fede (plural fedes) (Northern)

1. A severe hate or antipathy.
2. An adversary or opponent.

Descendants

• English: feud
• Scots: fede, feid

References

• “fēd(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

fede

1. Alternative form of feden

Portuguese

Verb

fede

1. inflection of feder:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative