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dedo

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English

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese dedo (“digit, finger”), from Old Spanish and Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, to point out”). Doublet of digit.

Noun

dedo (plural dedos)

  1. (historical) A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm.
  2. (historical) A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 1.8 cm.

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish dedo (“finger”).

Noun

dedo

  1. finger

Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus. Cognate with Portuguese dedo, Spanish dedo and Catalan dit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdedo/ [ˈd̪e.ð̞ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -edo

Noun

dedo m (plural dedos)

  1. finger
  2. toe
    Synonym: deda
  3. jigger

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus.

Noun

dedo m

  1. (anatomy) finger

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ dō (“to give”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēdō (present infinitive dēdere, perfect active dēdidī, supine dēditum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to hand over, surrender, give up, consign, deliver, yield, abandon
    Synonyms: dēserō, relinquō, omittō, concēdō, cēdō, dēcēdō, dēstituō, dēficiō, oblīvīscor, linquō, dēsinō, dissimulō, trādō, addīcō, praetereō, neglegō, dēspondeō, pōnō, dō, reddō, remittō, permittō, dēferō, trānsferō, tribuō
  2. to devote, dedicate
    Synonyms: studeō, serviō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of dēdō (third conjugation)
More information indicative, singular ...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: deda

References

  • “dedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “dedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “dedo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • dedo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to abandon oneself to inactivity and apathy: desidiae et languori se dedere
    • to devote oneself absolutely to the pursuit of pleasure: se totum voluptatibus dedere, tradere
    • to devote oneself entirely to literature: se totum litteris tradere, dedere
    • to abandon oneself to vice: animum vitiis dedere
    • to abandon oneself (entirely) to debauchery: se (totum) libidinibus dedere
    • to give up one's person and all one's possessions to the conqueror: se suaque omnia dedere victori
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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin digitum.

    Cognate with Old Spanish dedo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈde.do/
    • Rhymes: -edo
    • Hyphenation: de‧do

    Noun

    dedo m (plural dedos)

    1. digit (finger or toe)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Fala: deu
    • Galician: dedo
    • Portuguese: dedo (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    Portuguese

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). Doublet of dígito, which was borrowed. Compare Galician dedo, Spanish dedo, and Catalan dit.

      Pronunciation

       

      • Audio (Brazil):(file)
      • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
      • Rhymes: -edu
      • Hyphenation: de‧do

      Noun

      dedo m (plural dedos)

      1. digit, a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes
      2. (informal, measure) finger, the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length
        adicione quatro dedos de leite ― add four fingers of milk
      3. (historical, measure) dedo, a traditional Portuguese unit of measurement about equal to 1.8 cm
      4. (figuratively) a small amount or something, either physical or metaphorical
        Coloque um dedo de açúcar.
        Add a small amount of sugar
        Há um dedo de psicologia no atendimento ao cliente.
        There is a hint of psychology in costumer service.

      Usage notes

      The use of dedo as either finger or toe is usually inferred by context. If needed, one can say dedo da mão (“hand digit”) or dedo do pé (“foot digit”).

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      Slovak

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      dedo m pers (relational adjective dedovský, diminutive dedko or deduško)

      1. old man
        Synonym: starec
      2. grandfather
        Synonyms: starý otec, ded
        Dedo Mráz—Grandfather Frost (inspired by the Russian Дед Мороз, a nonreligious variation of Santa)

      Declension

      More information singular, plural ...

      Further reading

      • “dedo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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      Spanish

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      Etymology

      Inherited from Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). Doublet of dígito, which was borrowed rather than inherited. Cognate with Catalan dit, Galician and Portuguese dedo, French doigt, Italian dito, Romanian deget.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈdedo/ [ˈd̪e.ð̞o]
      • Audio (Colombia):(file)
      • Rhymes: -edo
      • Syllabification: de‧do

      Noun

      dedo m (plural dedos)

      1. finger
        El pan, el queso y la fruta con dos dedos comerás; con tres también podrás; mas con cuatro ya es cosa bruta.
        Bread, cheese and fruit with two fingers thou shalt eat; with three thou also mayest; but with four it is the stuff of brutes already.
      2. (anatomy) digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes)
      3. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
      4. (informal) finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
      5. (historical) dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)

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      Tagalog

      Etymology 1

      Borrowed from Spanish dedo, from Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus. Doublet of dihito.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      dedo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (anatomy)

      1. finger
        Synonym: daliri

      Etymology 2

      From English dead +‎ Spanish -o. Compare deds.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog)
        • IPA(key): /ˈdedoʔ/ [ˈd̪ɛː.d̪oʔ] (“dead”, adjective)
          • Rhymes: -edoʔ
        • IPA(key): /deˈdoʔ/ [d̪ɛˈd̪oʔ] (“in trouble”, adjective)
          • Rhymes: -oʔ
      • Syllabification: de‧do

      Adjective

      dedò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (slang)

      1. dead
        Synonyms: patay, yari, (slang) deds, (slang) tigok, (slang) todas

      Adjective

      dedô (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (slang)

      1. (figurative) in trouble; dead meat
        Synonyms: patay, lagot, huli

      Further reading

      • “dedo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
      • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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