fidedigno
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin fides dignus (literally “worthy of faith”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.deˈd͡ʒiɡ.nu/, /fi.deˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.deˈd͡ʒiɡ.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.dɨˈdi.ɡnu/ [fi.ðɨˈði.ɣnu]
- Hyphenation: fi‧de‧dig‧no
Adjective
fidedigno (feminine fidedigna, masculine plural fidedignos, feminine plural fidedignas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “fidedigno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “fidedigno”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “fidedigno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “fidedigno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin fides (“faith”) and dignus (“worth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fideˈdiɡno/ [fi.ð̞eˈð̞iɣ̞.no]
- Rhymes: -iɡno
- Syllabification: fi‧de‧dig‧no
Adjective
fidedigno (feminine fidedigna, masculine plural fidedignos, feminine plural fidedignas)
- trustworthy, reliable
- Synonyms: creíble, fiable, verosímil, fehaciente
Related terms
Further reading
- “fidedigno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024