fidēs
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate to Latin fīdō (“I trust”) and Proto-Germanic *bīdaną.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.deːs/, [ˈfɪd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.des/, [ˈfiːd̪es]
Noun
fidēs f (genitive fideī); fifth declension
- faith, belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation)
- reliance (act of relying on or trusting) [ synonym ▲]
- Synonym: fīdūcia
- confidence, trust (confidence in or reliance on some person or quality)
- credit (acceptance of the truth of something said or done)
- loyalty, fidelity, faith (state of demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something)
- good faith (good, honest intentions)
- honesty (act, quality, or condition of being honest)
- guarantee, promise (an assurance of something to be done) [ synonyms ▲]
- Synonyms: prōmissum, pollicitum, prōmissiō, crēdentia
- help, assistance [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- Synonyms: adiūtus, adiumentum, auxilium, subsidium, ops, praesidium
Declension
Fifth-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | fidēs |
| Genitive | fideī fidēī fidē fidī fidēs |
| Dative | fideī fidē fidī |
| Accusative | fidem |
| Ablative | fidē |
| Vocative | fidēs |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek σφίδη (sphídē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.deːs/, [ˈfɪd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.des/, [ˈfiːd̪es]
Noun
fidēs f (genitive fidis); third declension
- (music) chord, string, gutstring [ quotations ▼]
- (in the plural) lyre, lute, harp (by extension) (any of a number of ancient stringed musical instruments)
Usage notes
Usually encountered in the plural.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fidēs | fidēs |
| Genitive | fidis | fidium |
| Dative | fidī | fidibus |
| Accusative | fidem | fidēs fidīs |
| Ablative | fide | fidibus |
| Vocative | fidēs | fidēs |
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Inflection of fīdō (“I trust”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.deːs/, [ˈfiːd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.des/, [ˈfiːd̪es]
Verb
fīdēs