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digno
digno
See also: dignó
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiːɡ.noː/, [ˈdiːŋ.noː]
Etymology 1
From dīgnus.
Adjective
dīgnō
- dative masculine singular of dīgnus
- dative neuter singular of dīgnus
- ablative masculine singular of dīgnus
- ablative neuter plural of dīgnus
Etymology 2
From dīgnus (“worthy”) + -ō.
Verb
dignō (present infinitive dignāre, perfect active dignāvī, supine dignātum); first conjugation
- I deem worthy
- I deign or condescend
Inflection
Descendants
References
- digno in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- digno in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “digno”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- dino (poetic or obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no, from *deḱ- (“to take”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdiɡ.nu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiɡ.nu/, /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.nu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiɡ.no/, /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.no/
Adjective
digno m (feminine singular digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas, comparable)
- showing or deserving dignity; worthy; honourable
- Era um homem digno.
- He was a honourable man.
- Era um homem digno.
- worthy (of); deserving
- Um livro digno de ser lido.
- A book worthy of being read.
- Um livro digno de ser lido.
Synonyms
- (honourable): honrável, respeitoso
- (deserving): merecedor
Antonyms
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Verb
digno