perfridus
perfridus
From per (“through; along”) + fidēs (“faith; trust”) + -us (adjectival suffix), based on the phrase per fidem dēcipere(“to deceive through faith”).
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɛr.fɪ.dʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛr.fi.d̪us]
perfidus (feminine perfida, neuter perfidum); first/second-declension adjective
- that breaks one's promise; false; faithless; dishonest; disloyal; deceitful
- (by extension) treacherous; unsafe; dangerous
- Synonym: īnfīdus
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | perfidus | perfida | perfidum | perfidī | perfidae | perfida | |
| genitive | perfidī | perfidae | perfidī | perfidōrum | perfidārum | perfidōrum | |
| dative | perfidō | perfidae | perfidō | perfidīs | |||
| accusative | perfidum | perfidam | perfidum | perfidōs | perfidās | perfida | |
| ablative | perfidō | perfidā | perfidō | perfidīs | |||
| vocative | perfide | perfida | perfidum | perfidī | perfidae | perfida | |