fidelis

Latin

Etymology

From fidēs (“faith, trust”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /fiˈdeː.lis/

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Adjective

fidēlis m and f, fidēle n; third declension

1. faithful, loyal
2. true, trustworthy, dependable

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	fidēlis	fidēle		fidēlēs	fidēlia
genitive	fidēlis	fidēlis		fidēlium	fidēlium
dative	fidēlī	fidēlī		fidēlibus	fidēlibus
accusative	fidēlem	fidēle		fidēlēs	fidēlia
ablative	fidēlī	fidēlī		fidēlibus	fidēlibus
vocative	fidēlis	fidēle		fidēlēs	fidēlia

Descendants

Catalan: fidel French: fidèle Italian: fedele Occitan: fidèl, fisèl

Old French: fedel, fëel Portuguese: fiel Spanish: fiel

Noun

fidēlis (genitive fidēlis); m, third declension

1. a confidant, trustworthy person

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fidēlis	fidēlēs
genitive	fidēlis	fidēlum
dative	fidēlī	fidēlibus
accusative	fidēlem	fidēlēs
ablative	fidēle	fidēlibus
vocative	fidēlis	fidēlēs

Related terms

• fidēlitās
• fīdō
• fīdus