English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fide Pronunciation
Fide is pronounced FYD, IPA /ˈfaɪd/.
FYD
US /ˈfaɪd/
Syllables: FYD (1 syllable)
noun: Latin for faith, used in English almost only in the phrase bona fide, meaning genuine.
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Fide in a Sentence
- She produced bona fide evidence of her training.
- Only a bona fide resident may apply.
- The documents were accepted as bona fide.
Common Mispronunciations of Fide
Not FEE-day
English anglicised the Latin, so the word does not keep its two original open vowels.
Not FID
A long vowel holds it, the eye of my, rather than the short i of fit.
Tip: In the phrase bona fide most speakers add a third beat, BOH-nuh FY-dee, and the dictionaries record the one-beat FYD as well.
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