fidelis

== Latin == === Etymology === From fidēs (“faith, trust”) +‎ -ēlis. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɪˈdeː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fiˈdɛː.lis] === Adjective === fidēlis (neuter fidēle, comparative fidēlior, superlative fidēlissimus, adverb fidēliter); third-declension two-termination adjective faithful, loyal semper fidelis always faithful true, trustworthy, dependable believing, trusting ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Descendants ==== === Noun === fidēlis m (genitive fidēlis); third declension a confidant, trustworthy person ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). === Related terms === fidēlitās fīdō fīdus === References === “fidelis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “fidelis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "fidelis", 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) “fidelis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.