Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 697.fidēlis on page 697
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fidēlis faithful
fidēlis is a Latin Adjective that primarily means faithful.
Definitions for fidēlis
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
faithful, loyal
English derivatives:
fidelity infedility infidel
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
(of persons) Keeping faith, faithful, constant, loyal, devoted. (b) faithful in love, constant. (c) (of citizens, troops. allies, etc.) faithful in allegiance, loyal.
- 2
(of actions, advice, etc.) Characterized by good faith or loyalty. (b) marked by adherence to a principle or purpose, constant.
- 3
(of persons) Trustworthy, trusty, reliable. (b) (of statements, impressions, senses, memories, etc.) accurate, reliable. (c) (of things) reliable to use, safe, lasting, dependable.
Sentences with fidēlis
Latin to English
Scītis illōs esse (futūrōs esse, fuisse) semper fidēlēs.Compare You (pl.) know that those men are (will be, were/have been) always faithful.
Audīvimus cīvēs tam fidēlēs esse ut rem pūblicam cōnservārent. Compare We heard that the citizens were so faithful that they preserved the state.
Fortī et fidēlī nihil est difficile.Compare Nothing is difficult for a brave and trustworthy man.
Expertus dico, nemo est in amore fidelis: formosam raro non sibi quisque petit.Compare I speak from experience: no one is faithful in love. Rarely does a man fail to covet a beautiful woman for himself.
Declension table for fidēlis
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | fidēlis | fidēlēs |
| Gen. | fidēlis | fidēlium |
| Dat. | fidēlī | fidēlibus |
| Acc. | fidēlem | fidēlēs |
| Abl. | fidēle | fidēlibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 166.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 697.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "fidēlis, fidēle (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/fidelis-fidele.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 166.fidēlis, fidēle on page 166
