fido

See also Fido, and fidò

English

Etymology

An acronym made up of the words freaks, irregulars, defects and oddities, from 1960's.

Noun

fido (plural fidos)

1. (numismatics) A coin that is defective, having been incorrectly minted, often prized by collectors.

Translations

incorrectly minted coin

• Finnish: lyöntivirhe (fi)

• German: Fehlprägung (de) f

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Esperanto

Etymology

Latin fida

Noun

fido (accusative fidon)

1. faith, trust

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin fīdus.

Adjective

fido m (f fida, m plural fidi, f plural fide)

1. faithful, loyal

Verb

fido

1. first-person singular present indicative of fidare

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate to fidēs (“faith”) and Proto-Germanic *bīdaną; see fidēs (“faith”) for more.

Adjective

fīdō

1. dative masculine singular of fīdus
2. dative neuter singular of fīdus
3. ablative masculine singular of fīdus
4. ablative neuter singular of fīdus

Verb

present active fīdō, present infinitive fīdere, perfect active fīsus sum. (semi-deponent)

1. I trust, put confidence in
2. I rely upon

Inflection

    Third Conjugation Semi-Deponent

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	fīdō	fīdis	fīdit	fīdimus	fīditis	fīdunt
	future	fīdam	fīdēs	fīdet	fīdēmus	fīdētis	fīdent
	imperfect	fīdēbam	fīdēbās	fīdēbat	fīdēbāmus	fīdēbātis	fīdēbant
	perfect	Use fīsus m, fīsa f, fīsum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use fīsus m, fīsa f, fīsum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use fīsus m, fīsa f, fīsum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	fīdam	fīdās	fīdat	fīdāmus	fīdātis	fīdant
	imperfect	fīderem	fīderēs	fīderet	fīderēmus	fīderētis	fīderent
	perfect	Use fīsus m, fīsa f, fīsum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use fīsus m, fīsa f, fīsum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	fīde	fīditō	fīditō	—	—	—
	plural	fīdite	fīditōte	fīduntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		fīdere	fīsus esse	fīsūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		fīdēns (fīdentis)	fīsus -a, -um	fīsūrus -ra, -rum	—	—	—

Related terms

• fidēlis

Descendants

• French: fier
• Italian: fidare
• Portuguese: fiar
• Spanish: fiar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fīdus.

Adjective

fido m (feminine fida, masculine plural fidos, feminine plural fidas)

1. faithful, loyal