dignus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *degnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dḱ-nós, from *deḱ- (“to take”). Cognate to Latin decus and decet, discō, doceō, Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dékhomai).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiɡ.nus/, [ˈdɪŋ.nʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.ɲus/, [ˈdiɲ.ɲus]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Adjective
dignus (feminine digna, neuter dignum); first/second declension
- appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet
- Vere dignum et justum est... - "It is truly right and just..." (from the Preface of the Roman Liturgy)
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dignus | digna | dignum | dignī | dignae | digna | |
| Genitive | dignī | dignae | dignī | dignōrum | dignārum | dignōrum | |
| Dative | dignō | dignae | dignō | dignīs | dignīs | dignīs | |
| Accusative | dignum | dignam | dignum | dignōs | dignās | digna | |
| Ablative | dignō | dignā | dignō | dignīs | dignīs | dignīs | |
| Vocative | digne | digna | dignum | dignī | dignae | digna | |
Descendants
References
- dignus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dignus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dignus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- dignus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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