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fidelis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From fidēs (faith, trust) +‎ -ēlis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
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

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Noun

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fidēlis m (genitive fidēlis); third declension

  1. a confidant, trustworthy person

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

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References

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  • 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.