Latin

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Adjective

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fīdissimus (feminine fīdissima, neuter fīdissimum); first/second declension

  1. superlative degree of fīdus
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.281–282:
      “‘Ō lūx Dardaniae, spēs Ō fīdissima Teucrum,
      quae tantae tenuēre morae? [...].’”
      “‘O light of the Dardanians, o most trustworthy hope of the Teucrians, what great hindrances detained [you]?’”
      (Aeneas dreams of Hector and addresses him using two different epithets for the Trojans: The people of Dardanus or of King Teucer. Syncopations: Teucr[or]um; tenuer[unt].)

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fīdissimus fīdissima fīdissimum fīdissimī fīdissimae fīdissima
Genitive fīdissimī fīdissimae fīdissimī fīdissimōrum fīdissimārum fīdissimōrum
Dative fīdissimō fīdissimō fīdissimīs
Accusative fīdissimum fīdissimam fīdissimum fīdissimōs fīdissimās fīdissima
Ablative fīdissimō fīdissimā fīdissimō fīdissimīs
Vocative fīdissime fīdissima fīdissimum fīdissimī fīdissimae fīdissima