different between fico vs fido

English

Etymology

From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin f?cus. Doublet of fig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?k??/

Noun

fico (plural ficoes)

1. (archaic) a fig; an insignificant trifle
2. (archaic) a sign of contempt made with the fingers

Anagrams

• coif, foci

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?fi.ko/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?fi.ku/

Verb

fico

1. first-person singular present indicative form of ficar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin f?cus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fi.ko/
• Rhymes: -iko

Adjective

fico (feminine fica, masculine plural fichi, feminine plural fiche)

1. (slang) great, cool (admirable)

   Synonym: (Northern Italy) figo

Noun

fico m (plural fichi)

1. fig (fresh fruit and tree)
2. (slang) cool guy, bit of alright

Usage notes

Slang term becomes figo in Northern Italy.

Derived terms

Related terms

Anagrams

• foci

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fi?.ko?/, [?fi?ko?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fi.ko/, [?fi?k?]

Noun

f?c?

1. dative/ablative singular of f?cus

References

• fico in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

fico

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of ficar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fiko/, [?fi.ko]

Verb

fico

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ficar.

English

Etymology

An acronym of the words freaks, irregulars, defects, oddities, from the 1960s.

Noun

fido (plural fidos)

1. (numismatics) A coin that is defective, having been incorrectly minted, often prized by collectors.

Translations

Anagrams

• I'd of, foid

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin fida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fido/
• Hyphenation: fi?do
• Rhymes: -ido

Noun

fido (uncountable, accusative fidon)

1. faith, trust

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fi.do/
• Hyphenation: fì?do

Etymology 1

From Latin f?dus, from Proto-Italic *feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyd?os, derived from the root *b?eyd?- (“to trust”).

Adjective

fido (feminine fida, masculine plural fidi, feminine plural fide)

1. faithful, loyal

Related terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from fidare.

Noun

fido m (plural fidi)

1. (banking) A credit concession.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fido

1. first-person singular present indicative of fidare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fi?.do?/, [?fi?d?o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fi.do/, [?fi?d??]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *feið?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?éyd?eti (“to trust”), from the root *b?eyd?-.

Cognate to fid?s (“faith”) and Proto-Germanic *b?dan?.

Verb

f?d? (present infinitive f?dere, perfect active f?sus sum); third conjugation, semi-deponent

1. I trust, put confidence in
2. I rely upon

Conjugation

Old forms:

• indicative future active: f?d?b? (This may hint to a second conjugation variation.)

Derived terms

Related terms

• fid?lis

Descendants

• French: fier
• Italian: fidare
• Mozarabic: ??????? (fidare)
• Portuguese: fiar
• Spanish: fiar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

f?d?

1. dative masculine singular of f?dus
2. dative neuter singular of f?dus
3. ablative masculine singular of f?dus
4. ablative neuter singular of f?dus

References

• fido in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fido in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin f?dus.

Adjective

fido (feminine fida, masculine plural fidos, feminine plural fidas)

1. faithful, loyal