fido

See also: Fido and fidò

English

Etymology

An acronym from the words freaks, irregulars, defects and oddities, from 1960s.

Noun

fido (plural fidos)

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

Translations

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin fida.

Noun

fido (uncountable, accusative fidon)

  1. faith, trust

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.do/, [ˈfiːd̪o]
  • Stress: fìdo
  • Hyphenation: fi‧do

Etymology 1

From Latin fīdus, from Proto-Italic *feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰos, derived from the root *bʰeydʰ- (“to trust”).

Adjective

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

  1. faithful, loyal

Etymology 2

Back-formation from fidare.

Noun

fido m (plural fidi)

  1. (banking) A credit concession.

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

fido

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fidare

Latin

Pronunciation

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
   Conjugation of fido (third conjugation, semi-deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fīdō fīdis fīdit fīdimus fīditis fīdunt
imperfect fīdēbam fīdēbās fīdēbat fīdēbāmus fīdēbātis fīdēbant
future fīdam fīdēs fīdet fīdēmus fīdētis fīdent
perfect fīsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect fīsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect fīsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fīdam fīdās fīdat fīdāmus fīdātis fīdant
imperfect fīderem fīderēs fīderet fīderēmus fīderētis fīderent
perfect fīsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect fīsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — fīde — — fīdite —
future — fīditō fīditō — fīditōte fīduntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives fīdere fīsus esse fīsūrus esse — — —
participles fīdēns fīsus fīsūrus — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
fīdere fīdendī fīdendō fīdendum fīsum fīsū

Old forms:

  • indicative future active: fīdēbō
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

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
  • fido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (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 (feminine singular fida, masculine plural fidos, feminine plural fidas)

  1. faithful, loyal
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