English

Proper noun

Fido

1. A representative given name for a dog.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Fido.

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Names for animals
• Rex
• Rover
• Fluffy

English

Noun

fido ‎(plural fidos)

1. (numismatics) A coin that is defective, having been incorrectly minted, often prized by collectors.

Translations

Esperanto

Etymology

Latin fida

Noun

fido ‎(uncountable, accusative fidon)

1. faith, trust

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fīdus.

Adjective

fido m ‎(feminine singular fida, masculine plural fidi, feminine plural fide)

1. faithful, loyal

Verb

fido

1. first-person singular present indicative of fidare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.doː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti ‎(“to trust”), from the root *bʰeydʰ-.

Cognate to fidēs ‎(“faith”) and Proto-Germanic *bīdaną.

Verb

fīdō ‎(present infinitive fīdere, perfect active fīsus sum); third conjugation, semi-deponent

1. I trust, put confidence in
2. I rely upon

Inflection

Related terms

• fidēlis

Derived terms

• cōnfīdō
• diffīdō

Descendants

• French: fier
• Italian: fidare
• Portuguese: fiar
• Spanish: fiar

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Adjective

fīdō

1. dative masculine singular of fīdus
2. dative neuter singular of fīdus
3. ablative masculine singular of fīdus
4. ablative neuter singular of fīdus

References

• fido in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fido in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fido”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) historic times: historicorum fide contestata memoria
    
  • (ambiguous) historic truth: historiae, rerum fides
    
  • (ambiguous) an acknowledged historical fact: res historiae fide comprobata
    
  • (ambiguous) genuine historical truth: incorrupta rerum fides
    
  • (ambiguous) to remain loyal: in fide manere (B. G. 7. 4. 5)
    
  • (ambiguous) to undermine a person's loyalty: de fide deducere or a fide abducere aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) having exchanged pledges, promises: fide data et accepta (Sall. Iug. 81. 1)
    
  • (ambiguous) to be bound by one's word; to be on one's honour: fide obstrictum teneri (Pis. 13. 29)
    
  • (ambiguous) a thing finds credence, is credible: aliquid fidem habet (vid. also fides under sect. VII., History)
    
  • (ambiguous) to promise an oath to..: iureiurando ac fide se obstringere, ut
    
  • (ambiguous) credit and financial position: fides et ratio pecuniarum
    
  • (ambiguous) credit is going down: fides (vid. sect. IX. 10, note fides has six...) concidit
    
  • (ambiguous) a man's credit begins to go down: fides aliquem deficere coepit
    
  • (ambiguous) credit has disappeared: fides (de foro) sublata est (Leg. Agr. 2. 3. 8)
    
  • (ambiguous) credit is low throughout Italy: fides tota Italia est angusta
    

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fīdus.

Adjective

fido m ‎(feminine singular fida, masculine plural fidos, feminine plural fidas)

1. faithful, loyal