digno
See also: dignó
Asturian edit
Adjective edit
digno
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Latin dignus (“worthy, appropriate”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
digno (accusative singular dignon, plural dignoj, accusative plural dignojn)
- dignity, respect, worth
- La digno de lia vivo akiris al li ĉies estimon.
- The dignity of his life earned him the esteem of all.
- Mi trovos al vi situacion indan je via digno.
- I will find you a situation worthy of your respect.
- self-respect, self-worth
- Mia digno devigis min forlasi la prezidantan postenon.
- My self-respect forced me to leave the presidency.
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
From dignus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiɡ.noː/, [ˈd̪ɪŋnoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdiɲ.ɲo/, [ˈd̪iɲːo]
Adjective edit
dignō
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiɡ.noː/, [ˈd̪ɪŋnoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdiɲ.ɲo/, [ˈd̪iɲːo]
Verb edit
dignō (present infinitive dignāre, perfect active dignāvī, supine dignātum); first conjugation
Conjugation edit
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: deign
- French: daigner
- Italian: degnare
- Spanish: deñar
- → Portuguese: dignar
- → Romanian: digna
- → Spanish: dignar
References edit
- “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
- digno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: dig‧no
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin dignus, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no, from *deḱ- (“to take”).
Alternative forms edit
- dino (poetic or obsolete)
Adjective edit
digno (feminine digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas)
- showing or deserving dignity; worthy; honourable
- Synonyms: honrável, respeitoso
- Antonyms: ignóbil, indigno
- Era um homem digno.
- He was an honourable man.
- worthy (of); deserving
- Synonym: merecedor
- Um livro digno de ser lido.
- A book worthy of being read.
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
digno
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dignus. Compare the older form dino, which it replaced.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
digno (feminine digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas, superlative dignísimo)
- worthy
- Antonym: indigno
- honourable
- dignified, respectful
- Synonym: respetable
Related terms edit
Verb edit
digno
- only used in me digno, first-person singular present indicative of dignarse
Further reading edit
- “digno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014