Galician

Noun

dedo m ‎(plural dedos)

1. finger
2. toe
3. digit
4. jigger

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus.

Noun

dedo m ‎(Latin spelling)

1. (anatomy) finger

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ dō ‎(“give”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.doː/

Verb

dēdō ‎(present infinitive dēdere, perfect active dēdidī, supine dēditum); third conjugation

1. (transitive) I hand over, surrender, give up, consign.
2. I devote, dedicate.

Inflection

Derived terms

• dēditīcius
• dēditiō
• dēditus

Related terms

Descendants

• Romanian: deda

References

• dedo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dedo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “dedo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to abandon oneself to inactivity and apathy: desidiae et languori se dedere
    
  • to devote oneself absolutely to the pursuit of pleasure: se totum voluptatibus dedere, tradere
    
  • to devote oneself entirely to literature: se totum litteris tradere, dedere
    
  • to abandon oneself to vice: animum vitiis dedere
    
  • to abandon oneself (entirely) to debauchery: se (totum) libidinibus dedere
    
  • to give up one's person and all one's possessions to the conqueror: se suaque omnia dedere victori
    

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- ‎(“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). Doublet of dígito, which was borrowed rather than inherited.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ðu/
• Hyphenation: de‧do

Noun

dedo m (plural dedos)

1. finger
2. (by extension) an informal unit of measurement

   adicione quatro dedos de leite - add four fingers of milk

3. toe

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:dedo.

Slovak

Noun

dedo m ‎(genitive singular deda, nominative plural dedovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. old man
2. grandfather

   Dedo Mráz—Grandfather Frost (inspired by the Russian Дед Мороз, a nonreligious variation of Santa)

Declension

Derived terms

• dedko

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus (compare Catalan dit, French doigt, Italian dito, Portuguese dedo, Romanian deget), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- ‎(“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). Doublet of dígito, which was borrowed rather than inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪e.ðo]

Noun

dedo m ‎(plural dedos)

1. finger
2. toe
3. digit
4. thimble
5. (clarification of this Spanish definition is being sought) jigger

Usage notes

Spanish does not differentiate between fingers and toes. To disambiguate, you may use dedo de pie or dedo de mano.

Derived terms

Related terms

• digital

See also

• pulgar m