"fedele" meaning in Italian

See fedele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /feˈde.le/, /feˈdɛ.le/ Forms: fedeli [plural], fedelissimo [superlative], fidele [alternative, archaic, dialectal]
Rhymes: -ele, -ɛle Etymology: From Latin fidēlem. Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-}}, {{inh|it|la|fidēlis|fidēlem}} Latin fidēlem Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=fedelissimo}} fedele m or f by sense (plural fedeli, superlative fedelissimo)
  1. loyal, faithful, true, devoted Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: devoto, leale
    Sense id: en-fedele-it-adj-Gy3ceWmS Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 42 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 32 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 12 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 5 48
  2. accurate, exact Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: accurato, esatto, preciso
    Sense id: en-fedele-it-adj-aEY4Gm4m Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 42 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 32 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 12 43

Noun

IPA: /feˈde.le/, /feˈdɛ.le/ Forms: fedeli [plural], fidele [alternative, archaic, dialectal]
Rhymes: -ele, -ɛle Etymology: From Latin fidēlem. Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-}}, {{inh|it|la|fidēlis|fidēlem}} Latin fidēlem Head templates: {{it-noun|mfbysense}} fedele m or f by sense (plural fedeli)
  1. believer, faithful, devotee Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: devoto, devota Derived forms: fedelmente Related terms: fede, fedeltà
    Sense id: en-fedele-it-noun-WBYcNKyQ Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 42 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 32 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 12 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 5 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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