fides
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Latin [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate to Latin fīdō (“I trust”) and Proto-Germanic *bīdaną.
Noun [edit]
fidēs (genitive fideī); f, fifth declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fidēs | fidēs |
| genitive | fideī | fidērum |
| dative | fideī | fidēbus |
| accusative | fidem | fidēs |
| ablative | fidē | fidēbus |
| vocative | fidēs | fidēs |
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Ancient Greek σφίδη (sphidē).
Noun [edit]
fidēs (genitive fidis); f, third declension
Usage notes [edit]
Usually encountered in the plural.
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fidēs | fidēs |
| genitive | fidis | fidum |
| dative | fidī | fidibus |
| accusative | fidem | fidēs |
| ablative | fide | fidibus |
| vocative | fidēs | fidēs |
Etymology 3 [edit]
Inflection of fīdō (“I trust”).
Verb [edit]
fīdēs
- second-person singular future active indicative of fīdō
References [edit]
- fides1 in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- fides2 in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
Volapük [edit]
Noun [edit]
fides
- dative plural form of fid