noun · femininethird declension
fidēlitās
fidēlitās f (genitive fidēlitātis)
Classical[fɪˈdeː.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[fiˈdɛː.li.tas]
Meaning
- faithfulness, fidelity
- Medieval Latinhomage, fealty (as distinct from fidēs, religious faith)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fidēlitās | fidēlitātēs |
| genitive | fidēlitātis | fidēlitātum |
| dative | fidēlitātī | fidēlitātibus |
| accusative | fidēlitātem | fidēlitātēs |
| ablative | fidēlitāte | fidēlitātibus |
| vocative | fidēlitās | fidēlitātēs |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
fĭdēlĭtas, ātis, f. fidelis,
I. faithfulness (as shown in one's acts), trustiness, firm adherence, fidelity (class.;
most freq. in Cic.): simplicem praeterea et communem et consentientem ... eligi par est: quae omnia pertinent ad fidelitatem, Cic. Lael. 18, 65: quantum studio et fidelitate consequi potuit, id. Fam. 13, 16, 2: maxime operam et fidelitatem desideravi tuam, id. ib. 16, 12, 6; cf.: in hac fortuna perutilis ejus et opera et fidelitas esset, id. Att. 9, 17 fin.: amicorum, id. Phil. 12, 9, 22; cf. id. Planc. 29, 71 fin.; with benevolentia, id. Fam. 13, 20: fidelitas atque auxilia provinciae illius, Hirt. B. G. 8, 46 fin.: fides fidelitasque amicum erga, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 2: erga patriam fidelitas, Planc. in Cic. Fam. 10, 17, 2.Origins
From fidēlis (“faithful”) + -tās, from fidēs (“faith”).
Borrowings
- Catalanfidelitat
- Italianfidelità
- Frenchfidélitéfrom Middle French fidélité
- Romanianfidelitatefrom Middle French fidélité
- Englishfidelityfrom Middle French fidélité
- Portuguesefidelidade
- Spanishfidelidad
- Indonesianfidelitas
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesefieldadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese fialdade
- Spanishfieldadfrom Old Spanish fieldad
- Galicianfieldadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese fialdade
Italo-Romance;
- Italianfedeltà
Gallo-Romance
- Occitanfeséltatfrom Old Occitan fedaltat
- Old Catalanfeheltat
- Old Frenchfeelté
- Provençalfeséutatfrom Old Occitan fedaltat
Elsewhere
- Emilianfedeltè