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dignus

dignus

Latin

Adjective

dīgnus m ‎(feminine dīgna, neuter dīgnum); first/second declension

  1. appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet
    Vere dignum et justum est... - "It is altogether fitting 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 dīgnus dīgna dīgnum dīgnī dīgnae dīgna
genitive dīgnī dīgnae dīgnī dīgnōrum dīgnārum dīgnōrum
dative dīgnō dīgnō dīgnīs
accusative dīgnum dīgnam dīgnum dīgnōs dīgnās dīgna
ablative dīgnō dīgnā dīgnō dīgnīs
vocative dīgne dīgna dīgnum dīgnī dīgnae dīgna

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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).

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