infido

Italian

Etymology

From Latin infīdus.
Equivalent to in- (un-, not) + fido (faithful, loyal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈfi.do/, [iɱˈfiːd̪o]
  • Hyphenation: in‧fì‧do

Adjective

infido (feminine singular infida, masculine plural infidi, feminine plural infide)

  1. treacherous, unreliable, untrustworthy
    Synonyms: inaffidabile, malfido
    Antonyms: affidabile, fidato, fido, sicuro
  2. (figuratively, of things) unsafe, unreliable, treacherous
    Synonyms: insidioso, malsicuro, pericoloso, rischioso
    Antonyms: sicuro, tranquillo
  3. (by extension, poetic) ominous
  4. (literary) unfaithful
    Synonyms: infedele, traditore
  5. (literary, poetic, obsolete, rare) infidel, specfically non-Christian

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Latin

Adjective

īnfīdō

  1. dative masculine singular of īnfīdus
  2. dative neuter singular of īnfīdus
  3. ablative masculine singular of īnfīdus
  4. ablative neuter singular of īnfīdus
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