valido

See also: válido, validó, and validò

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish válido.

Noun

valido

1. Valid; believed; trusted.
   • 17C: Annals of Cuauhtitlan, 12:53–55

     quitoa yn tetzcoca oncanin yn mic vemac yni tollan huallehuac ynin tlatolli amo valido ica omito yn ineltilizyo ytolloca

     (The Tetzoca say that Huemac, the one who fled Tollan, died at this time. That story is not valid, according to what was said—the narrative about it, the truth about it.)

References

• Bierhorst, John (1992), Codex Chimalpopoca: The Text in Nahuatl with a Glossary and Grammatical Notes, Tucson & London: The University of Arizona Press, page 19
• Bierhorst, John (1992), History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 46

Galician

Etymology 1

Participle

valido (feminine valida, masculine plural validos, feminine plural validas)

1. past participle of valer

Etymology 2

Verb

valido

1. first-person singular present indicative of validar

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin validus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.li.do/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alido
• Hyphenation: và‧li‧do

Adjective

valido (feminine valida, masculine plural validi, feminine plural valide, superlative validissimo)

1. valid, effective, good, substantial, sound, strong

   Synonyms: buono, efficace, fondato, forte, valevole

   Antonym: invalido

Related terms

• convalidare
• valere
• validamente
• validare
• validità

Etymology 2

Verb

valido

1. first-person singular present indicative of validare

Further reading

• valido in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Davoli, dilavo, dilavò, lodavi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwa.lɪ.doː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvaː.li.do]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *walēō

Latin valeō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin validus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin validō

From validus + -ō.

Verb

validō (present infinitive validāre, perfect active validāvī, supine validātum); first conjugation

1. to strengthen
2. to have the strength

Conjugation

   Conjugation of validō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	validō		validās		validat		validāmus		validātis		validant
	imperfect	validābam		validābās		validābat		validābāmus		validābātis		validābant
	future	validābō		validābis		validābit		validābimus		validābitis		validābunt
	perfect	validāvī		validāvistī		validāvit		validāvimus		validāvistis		validāvērunt, validāvēre
	pluperfect	validāveram		validāverās		validāverat		validāverāmus		validāverātis		validāverant
	future perfect	validāverō		validāveris		validāverit		validāverimus		validāveritis		validāverint
passive	present	validor		validāris, validāre		validātur		validāmur		validāminī		validantur
	imperfect	validābar		validābāris, validābāre		validābātur		validābāmur		validābāminī		validābantur
	future	validābor		validāberis, validābere		validābitur		validābimur		validābiminī		validābuntur
	perfect	validātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	validātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	validātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	validem		validēs		validet		validēmus		validētis		valident
	imperfect	validārem		validārēs		validāret		validārēmus		validārētis		validārent
	perfect	validāverim		validāverīs		validāverit		validāverīmus		validāverītis		validāverint
	pluperfect	validāvissem		validāvissēs		validāvisset		validāvissēmus		validāvissētis		validāvissent
passive	present	valider		validēris, validēre		validētur		validēmur		validēminī		validentur
	imperfect	validārer		validārēris, validārēre		validārētur		validārēmur		validārēminī		validārentur
	perfect	validātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	validātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		validā		—		—		validāte		—
	future	—		validātō		validātō		—		validātōte		validantō
passive	present	—		validāre		—		—		validāminī		—
	future	—		validātor		validātor		—		—		validantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		validāre			validārī			validāns			—
future		validātūrum esse			validātum īrī			validātūrus			validandus
perfect		validāvisse			validātum esse			—			validātus
future perfect		—			validātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		validātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		validandī		validandō		validandum		validandō		validātum		validātū

Etymology 2

Adjective

validō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of validus

References

• valido in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• "validare", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “valido”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “validare”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈli.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈli.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈli.do/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈli.du/ [vɐˈli.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈli.du/ [vɐˈli.ðu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈli.du/ [bɐˈli.ðu]

• Hyphenation: va‧li‧do

Etymology 1

Adjective

valido (feminine valida, masculine plural validos, feminine plural validas)

1. valued; favored; believed

   Ele é o mais valido do rei.

   He is the king’s most valued.

Noun

valido m (plural validos)

1. favourite

   Synonym: favorito

   O valido do rei.

   The king's favorite.

Related terms

• válido

Participle

valido (feminine valida, masculine plural validos, feminine plural validas)

1. past participle of valer

Etymology 2

Verb

valido

1. first-person singular present indicative of validar

Further reading

• “valido”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “valido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• valido on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlido/ [baˈli.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: va‧li‧do

Etymology 1

Adjective

valido (feminine valida, masculine plural validos, feminine plural validas)

1. valued; favored; believed

Noun

valido m (plural validos)

1. a valued, favored, trusted or believed person

Related terms

• válido

Participle

valido (feminine valida, masculine plural validos, feminine plural validas)

1. past participle of valer

Etymology 2

Verb

valido

1. first-person singular present indicative of validar

Further reading

• “valido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025