adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
perfidēlis
perfidēlis (neuter perfidēle, comparative perfidēlior, superlative perfidēlissimus, adverb perfidēliter)
Classical[pɛr.fɪˈdeː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[per.fiˈdɛː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationvery faithful, very loyal
- two terminationvery true, very trustworthy, very dependable, very trusty
posthac ad te aut, si perfidelem habebo cui dem, scribam plane omnia
In future letters I shall either put everything down in plain terms, if I get hold of a very trustworthy messenger68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 2.19.5
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perfidēlis | perfidēlis | perfidēle |
| genitive | perfidēlis | perfidēlis | perfidēlis |
| dative | perfidēlī | perfidēlī | perfidēlī |
| accusative | perfidēlem | perfidēlem | perfidēle |
| ablative | perfidēlī | perfidēlī | perfidēlī |
| vocative | perfidēlis | perfidēlis | perfidēle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perfidēlēs | perfidēlēs | perfidēlia |
| genitive | perfidēlium | perfidēlium | perfidēlium |
| dative | perfidēlibus | perfidēlibus | perfidēlibus |
| accusative | perfidēlīs perfidēlēs | perfidēlīs perfidēlēs | perfidēlia |
| ablative | perfidēlibus | perfidēlibus | perfidēlibus |
| vocative | perfidēlēs | perfidēlēs | perfidēlia |
per-fĭdēlis, e, adj.,
I. very trusty, very faithful:
homo, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 5: perfidelis in amicos, Aur. Vict. Caes. 13, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-fidēlis e, adj.,
very trusty: homo.
Origins
From per- + fidēs (“faith, trust”) + -ēlis.