fidelis, fidele, fidelior -or -us, fidelissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
faithful/loyal/devoted; true/trustworthy/dependable/reliable; constant/lasting;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fidele | fidelia |
| Acc. | fidele | fidelia |
| Voc. | fidele | fidelia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fidelius | fideliora |
| Gen. | fidelioris | — |
| Acc. | fidelius | fideliora |
| Voc. | fidelius | fideliora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fidelissimus | fidelissimi |
| Gen. | fidelissimi | fidelissimorum |
| Dat. | fidelissimo | — |
| Acc. | fidelissimum | fidelissimos |
| Voc. | fidelissime | fidelissimi |
| Abl. | fidelissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fidelissima | fidelissimae |
| Gen. | fidelissimae | fidelissimarum |
| Dat. | fidelissimae | — |
| Acc. | fidelissimam | fidelissimas |
| Voc. | fidelissima | fidelissimae |
| Abl. | fidelissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fidelissimum | fidelissima |
| Gen. | fidelissimi | fidelissimorum |
| Dat. | fidelissimo | — |
| Acc. | fidelissimum | fidelissima |
| Voc. | fidelissimum | fidelissima |
| Abl. | fidelissimo | — |
Examples
- P
Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...magna supremum voce ciemus. Inde ubi prima fides pelago, placataque venti dant maria et lenis crepitans vocat Auster..." - P
Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...forti pectore et armis! credo equidem, nec vana fides, genus esse deorum. degeneres animos timor arguit. heu, quibus..." - P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...incolumem finisque canebat venturum Ausonios. en haec promissa fides est?' ille autem: 'neque te Phoebi cortina fefellit..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...pigebit. fata per Aeneae iuro dextramque potentem, sive fide seu quis bello est expertus et armis: multi..." - P
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...avertit? tantos ratibus quis depulit ignis? dicite: prisca fides facto, sed fama perennis. tempore quo primum Phrygia formabat..." - P
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...nostri reditus exspectatique triumphi? haec mea magna fides? at non, Evandre, pudendis vulneribus pulsum aspicies, nec sospite dirum..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...oblitus es, at di meminerunt, meminit Fides, quae te ut paeniteat postmodo facti faciet tui. XXXI. ad Sirmium..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...votis. Aspera tum positis mitescent saecula bellis; cana Fides, et Vesta, Remo cum fratre Quirinus, iura dabunt; dirae..."