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dedo

English

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Etymology

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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”).

Noun

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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

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Etymology

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From Spanish dedo (“finger”).

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dedo

  1. finger

Galician

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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dedo m (plural dedos)

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

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Ladino

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus.

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dedo m (Latin spelling)

  1. (anatomy) finger

Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ dō (“I give”).

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Verb

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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

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   Conjugation of dēdō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēdō dēdis dēdit dēdimus dēditis dēdunt
imperfect dēdēbam dēdēbās dēdēbat dēdēbāmus dēdēbātis dēdēbant
future dēdam dēdēs dēdet dēdēmus dēdētis dēdent
perfect dēdidī dēdidistī dēdidit dēdidimus dēdidistis dēdidērunt,
dēdidēre
pluperfect dēdideram dēdiderās dēdiderat dēdiderāmus dēdiderātis dēdiderant
future perfect dēdiderō dēdideris dēdiderit dēdiderimus dēdideritis dēdiderint
passive present dēdor dēderis,
dēdere 		dēditur dēdimur dēdiminī dēduntur
imperfect dēdēbar dēdēbāris,
dēdēbāre 		dēdēbātur dēdēbāmur dēdēbāminī dēdēbantur
future dēdar dēdēris,
dēdēre 		dēdētur dēdēmur dēdēminī dēdentur
perfect dēditus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect dēditus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect dēditus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēdam dēdās dēdat dēdāmus dēdātis dēdant
imperfect dēderem dēderēs dēderet dēderēmus dēderētis dēderent
perfect dēdiderim dēdiderīs dēdiderit dēdiderīmus dēdiderītis dēdiderint
pluperfect dēdidissem dēdidissēs dēdidisset dēdidissēmus dēdidissētis dēdidissent
passive present dēdar dēdāris,
dēdāre 		dēdātur dēdāmur dēdāminī dēdantur
imperfect dēderer dēderēris,
dēderēre 		dēderētur dēderēmur dēderēminī dēderentur
perfect dēditus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect dēditus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dēde — — dēdite —
future — dēditō dēditō — dēditōte dēduntō
passive present — dēdere — — dēdiminī —
future — dēditor dēditor — — dēduntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dēdere dēdidisse dēditūrum esse dēdī dēditum esse dēditum īrī
participles dēdēns — dēditūrus — dēditus dēdendus,
dēdundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dēdendī dēdendō dēdendum dēdendō dēditum dēditū

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: deda

References

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  • “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 (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], 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

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin digitum.

    Cognate with Old Spanish dedo.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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    dedo m (plural dedos)

    1. digit (finger or toe)

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    Descendants

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

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      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.

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

      Noun

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      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

      Usage notes

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      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

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

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      dedo m pers (related 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)

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      Declension of dedo (pattern chlap)
      singularplural
      nominativededodedovia
      genitivededadedov
      dativededovidedom
      accusativededadedov
      locativededovidedoch
      instrumentaldedomdedami

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      • “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, 2003–2024

      Spanish

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      Etymology

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      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.

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      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

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      Etymology 1

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      From English dead +‎ Spanish -o. Compare deds.

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

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      dedò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (slang)

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

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      dedô (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (slang)

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

      Etymology 2

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

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      dedo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (anatomy)

      1. finger
        Synonym: daliri
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      Further reading

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      • “dedo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
      • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[2], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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