dito
Dutch
Etymology
From French dito, from Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dicere.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: di‧to
Inflection
Inflection of dito | ||||
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uninflected | dito | |||
inflected | dito | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | dito | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | dito | ||
n. sing. | dito | |||
plural | dito | |||
definite | dito | |||
partitive |
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese dito, from Latin dictus, dictum.
Verb
dito
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdito/
Audio (file)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ito
Usage notes
The feminine plural dita refers to fingers collectively; the masculine plural diti refers to fingers considered individually:
- diti medi (“middle fingers”)
- diti mignoli (“pinkies”)
When considered collectively:
- la mano umana ha cinque dita ― the human hand has five fingers
See also
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.toː/
Verb
dītō (present infinitive dītāre, perfect active dītāvī, supine dītātum); first conjugation
- I enrich
Inflection
Related terms
References
- dito in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dito in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese dito, from Latin dictus.
Synonyms
Adjective
dito m (feminine singular dita, masculine plural ditos, feminine plural ditas, comparable)
- said (mentioned earlier)
Verb
dito (feminine singular dita, masculine plural ditos, feminine plural ditas)
- masculine singular past participle of dizer
Etymology 2
Inflected form of ditar (“dictate”).