fides

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology 1

From fīdō (“‘I trust’”) < Proto-Indo-European *bhidh-, *bhoidh- (“‘to command, to persuade, to trust’”).

[edit] Noun

fidēs (genitive fideī); f, fifth declension

  1. faith, belief
  2. reliance
  3. confidence, trust
[edit] Inflection
Number Singular Plural
nominative fidēs fidēs
genitive fideī fidērum
dative fideī fidēbus
accusative fidem fidēs
ablative fidē fidēbus
vocative fidēs fidēs
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Descendants
  • Galician: fe
  • Italian: fede
  • Portuguese: fé
  • Spanish: fe

[edit] Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek σφίδη (sphidē).

[edit] Noun

fidēs (genitive fidis); f, third declension

  1. chord
  2. the gut-string of a musical instrument
  3. (plural) lyre, lute, harp (by extension)
[edit] Usage notes

Usually encountered in the plural.

[edit] Inflection
Number Singular Plural
nominative fidēs fidēs
genitive fidis fidum
dative fidī fidibus
accusative fidem fidēs
ablative fide fidibus
vocative fidēs fidēs
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