digno

digno

1. neuter of dignu

Derived from Latin dignus (“worthy, appropriate”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈdiɡno]
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• Rhymes: -iɡno
• Hyphenation: dig‧no

digno (accusative singular dignon, plural dignoj, accusative plural dignojn)

1. 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.

2. self-respect, self-worth

   Mia digno devigis min forlasi la prezidantan postenon.

   My self-respect forced me to leave the presidency.

• digna

From dignus.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡ.noː/, [ˈd̪ɪŋnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɲ.ɲo/, [ˈd̪iɲːo]

dignō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dignus

From dignus (“worthy”) +‎ -ō.

• dignor

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡ.noː/, [ˈd̪ɪŋnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdiɲ.ɲo/, [ˈd̪iɲːo]

dignō (present infinitive dignāre, perfect active dignāvī, supine dignātum); first conjugation

1. to deem worthy, suitable, or fitting
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.192:

     [...] cuī sē pulchra virō dignētur iungere Dīdō.

     [Aeneas:] whom beautiful Dido deems worthy to join herself with as her husband.

2. to deign or condescend

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

• dēdignor

• English: deign
• French: daigner
• Italian: degnare
• Spanish: deñar
• → Portuguese: dignar
• → Romanian: digna
• → Spanish: dignar

• “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.

• Hyphenation: dig‧no

Borrowed from Latin dignus, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no, from *deḱ- (“to take”).

• dino (poetic or obsolete)

digno (feminine digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas)

1. showing or deserving dignity; worthy; honourable

   Synonyms: honrável, respeitoso

   Antonyms: ignóbil, indigno

   Era um homem digno.

   He was an honourable man.

2. worthy (of); deserving

   Synonym: merecedor

   Um livro digno de ser lido.

   A book worthy of being read.

digno

1. first-person singular present indicative of dignar

Borrowed from Latin dignus. Compare the older form dino, which it replaced.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡno/ [ˈd̪iɣ̞.no]
• Rhymes: -iɡno
• Syllabification: dig‧no

digno (feminine digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas, superlative dignísimo)

1. worthy

   Antonym: indigno

2. honourable

   Synonyms: honorable, honrado

3. dignified, respectful

   Synonym: respetable

digno

1. only used in me digno, first-person singular present indicative of dignarse

• “digno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014