"perfidelis" meaning in Latin

See perfidelis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [pɛr.fɪˈdeː.lɪs] [Classical-Latin], [per.fiˈdɛː.lis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From per- + fidēs (“faith, trust”) + -ēlis. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|per-|fidēs<t:faith, trust>|-ēlis|text=+|title=perfidēlis|tree=1}} From per- + fidēs (“faith, trust”) + -ēlis. Head templates: {{la-adj|perfidēlis|adv=perfidēliter|comp=perfidēlior|sup=perfidēlissimus}} perfidēlis (neuter perfidēle, comparative perfidēlior, superlative perfidēlissimus, adverb perfidēliter); third-declension two-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|perfidēlis}} Forms: perfidēlis [canonical], perfidēle [neuter], perfidēlior [comparative], perfidēlissimus [superlative], perfidēliter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], perfidēlis [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], perfidēle [neuter, nominative, singular], perfidēlēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], perfidēlia [neuter, nominative, plural], perfidēlis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], perfidēlium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], perfidēlī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], perfidēlibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], perfidēlem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], perfidēle [accusative, neuter, singular], perfidēlīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], perfidēlēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], perfidēlia [accusative, neuter, plural], perfidēlī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], perfidēlibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], perfidēlis [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], perfidēle [neuter, singular, vocative], perfidēlēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], perfidēlia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. very faithful, very loyal Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-perfidelis-la-adj-z0kxFOjw Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with per-, Latin terms suffixed with -elis, Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 56 44 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 69 31 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 67 33 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 70 30 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 70 30 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 62 38 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with per-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -elis: 56 44 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 54 46
  2. very true, very trustworthy, very dependable, very trusty Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-perfidelis-la-adj-CQzdHawC Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin terms prefixed with per-, Latin terms suffixed with -elis, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 56 44 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 70 30 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 70 30 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 62 38 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with per-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -elis: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fidēlis, fidēlitās, fīdō, fīdus, perfīdens
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          "perfideli#Latin"
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      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlibus",
          "perfidelibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlem",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlem",
          "perfidelem#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēle",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēle",
          "perfidele#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlīs",
          "perfidelis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlēs",
          "perfideles#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlia",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlia",
          "perfidelia#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlī",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlī",
          "perfideli#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlibus",
          "perfidelibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlis",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlis",
          "perfidelis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēle",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēle",
          "perfidele#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlēs",
          "perfideles#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perfidēlia",
      "links": [
        [
          "perfidēlia",
          "perfidelia#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "perfidēlis",
        "adv": "perfidēliter",
        "comp": "perfidēlior",
        "sup": "perfidēlissimus"
      },
      "expansion": "perfidēlis (neuter perfidēle, comparative perfidēlior, superlative perfidēlissimus, adverb perfidēliter); third-declension two-termination adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "perfidēlis"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fidēlis"
    },
    {
      "word": "fidēlitās"
    },
    {
      "word": "fīdō"
    },
    {
      "word": "fīdus"
    },
    {
      "word": "perfīdens"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "very faithful, very loyal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "faithful",
          "faithful"
        ],
        [
          "loyal",
          "loyal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "two-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In future letters I shall either put everything down in plain terms, if I get hold of a very trustworthy messenger",
          "ref": "68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 2.19.5",
          "text": "posthac ad te aut, si perfidelem habebo cui dem, scribam plane omnia",
          "translation": "In future letters I shall either put everything down in plain terms, if I get hold of a very trustworthy messenger",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very true, very trustworthy, very dependable, very trusty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ],
        [
          "trustworthy",
          "trustworthy"
        ],
        [
          "dependable",
          "dependable"
        ],
        [
          "trusty",
          "trusty"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "two-termination"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pɛr.fɪˈdeː.lɪs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[per.fiˈdɛː.lis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perfidelis"
}

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