fida

Afar

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Arabic فِدَاء (fidāʔ, “ransom, sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈda/ [fɪˈdʌ]
• Hyphenation: fi‧da

Noun

fidá f 

1. sacrifice

Esperanto

Etymology

From fido +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfida/
• Rhymes: -ida
• Hyphenation: fi‧da

Adjective

fida (accusative singular fidan, plural fidaj, accusative plural fidajn)

1. faithful, loyal

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.da/
• Rhymes: -ida
• Hyphenation: fì‧da

Etymology 1

Deverbal from fidare (“to entrust”) +‎ -a or fidarsi (“to trust”) +‎ -a.

Noun

fida f (plural fide)

1. (historical, Feudal age) a tax on cultivated land
2. (historical) synonym of affida
3. (obsolete) safe-conduct

   Synonym: salvacondotto

Related terms

• fede
• fidanza
• fidare
• fido

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fida f sg

1. feminine singular of fido

Verb

fida

1. inflection of fidare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfiː.da]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfiː.da]

Adjective

fīda

1. inflection of fīdus (“trustworthy; faithful”):
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfiː.daː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfiː.da]

Adjective

fīdā

1. ablative feminine singular of fīdus (“trustworthy; faithful”)

References

• "fida", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Adjective

fida

1. feminine singular of fido

Volapük

Noun

fida

1. genitive singular of fid