Esperanto

Verb

fidus

1. conditional of fidi

Ido

Verb

fidus

1. conditional of fidar

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *feiðos, from the same root as fīdō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.dus/, [ˈfiː.dʊs]

Adjective

fīdus m ‎(feminine fīda, neuter fīdum); first/second declension

1. trusty, trustworthy, credible
2. loyal, faithful
3. steadfast
4. certain, safe

Inflection

First/second declension.

• comparative: fīdior, superlative: fīdissimus

Synonyms

• fidēlis

Related terms

• fīdō
• fīdūcia
• fīdūciārius

Descendants

• Italian: fido
• Spanish: fido

References

• fidus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fidus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• FIDUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fidus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) historic times: historicorum fide contestata memoria
    
  • (ambiguous) an acknowledged historical fact: res historiae fide comprobata
    
  • (ambiguous) to remain loyal: in fide manere (B. G. 7. 4. 5)
    
  • (ambiguous) to undermine a person's loyalty: de fide deducere or a fide abducere aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) having exchanged pledges, promises: fide data et accepta (Sall. Iug. 81. 1)
    
  • (ambiguous) to be bound by one's word; to be on one's honour: fide obstrictum teneri (Pis. 13. 29)
    
  • (ambiguous) to promise an oath to..: iureiurando ac fide se obstringere, ut
    

Volapük

Noun

fidus

1. predicative plural of fid