Latin edit

Verb edit

dēget

  1. third-person singular future active indicative of dēgō

Romanian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • deștregional, colloquial

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (to show, point out, pronounce solemnly). Compare Aromanian dzeadzit. Doublet of digit.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈde.d͡ʒet/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ed͡ʒet
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧get

Noun edit

deget n (plural degete)

  1. finger
  2. digit (informal unit of width based on the thickness of one finger, historically equal to 25.4 mm)
    • 1959 March 28, Pl. Danciu, “Unde se așterne praful [Where dust settles]”, in Scânteia Tineretului[1], number 3071, Bucharest, page 2:
      Pe soarta acestor mijloace materiale este stăpîn însă praful, gros și puternic de cîteva degete.
      But it’s the dust—thick and several finger widths strong—that rules over the fate of this material capital.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Collocations edit

  • deget de la piciortoe

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