fides

See also Fides

Latin

Etymology 1

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 *bīdanan.

Noun

fidēs (genitive fideī); f, fifth declension

1. faith, belief
2. reliance
3. confidence, trust

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fidēs	fidēs
genitive	fideī	fidērum
dative	fideī	fidēbus
accusative	fidem	fidēs
ablative	fidē	fidēbus
vocative	fidēs	fidēs

Related terms

• fidēlis
• fidēlitās
• fīdō
• fīdus

Descendants

Anglo-Norman: fei Catalan: fe French: foi Galician: fe

Italian: fede Portuguese: fé Spanish: fe

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek σφίδη (sphidē).

Noun

fidēs (genitive fidis); f, third declension

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

Usage notes

Usually encountered in the plural.

Inflection

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

References

• 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

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Volapük

Noun

fides

1. dative plural form of fid