# dedo
## 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”).

### Noun

dedo (plural dedos)
* (historical) A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm.
* (historical) A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 1.8 cm.

#### Synonyms

* finger, digit (in Spanish or Portuguese contexts)

#### Coordinate terms

* (Spanish unit): punto ($^1$⁄$_{108}$ dedo), linea ($^1$⁄$_9$ dedo), pulgada (1+$^1$⁄$_3$ dedos), coto (6 dedos), palmo (12 dedos), pie (16 dedos), codo (24 dedos), vara (48 dedos)
* (Portuguese unit): ponto ($^1$⁄$_{96}$ dedo), linha ($^1$⁄$_8$ dedo), grao ($^1$⁄$_4$ dedo), polegada (1+$^1$⁄$_2$ dedos), palmo (12 dedos), Portuguese foot (18 dedos), covado (36 dedos), vara (60 dedos)

## Chavacano
### Etymology

From Spanish dedo (“finger”).

### Noun

dedo
* finger

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdedo/ [ˈd̪e.ð̞ʊ]
* Rhymes: -edo

### Noun

dedo m (plural dedos)
* finger
* toe
    Synonym: deda
* jigger

### References

* “dedo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “dedo” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Ladino
### Etymology

From Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus.

### Noun

dedo m
* (anatomy) finger

## Latin
### Etymology

From dē- +‎ dō (“I give”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈdeː.doː/, [ˈd̪eːd̪oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈde.do/, [ˈd̪ɛːd̪o]

### Verb

dēdō (present infinitive dēdere, perfect active dēdidī, supine dēditum); third conjugation
* (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
* to devote, dedicate
    Synonyms: studeō, serviō

#### Derived terms

* dēditīcius
* dēditiō
* dēditus

#### 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

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin digitum.
Cognate with Old Spanish dedo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈde.do/
* Rhymes: -edo
* Hyphenation: de‧do

### Noun

dedo m (plural dedos)
* digit (finger or toe)

#### Derived terms

* dedo da mão
* dedo do pee

#### Descendants

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

### References

* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “dedo”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dedo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “dedo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## 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

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈde.du/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈde.du/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈde.do/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈde.du/ [ˈde.ðu]
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Rhymes: -edu
* Hyphenation: de‧do

### Noun

dedo m (plural dedos)
* digit, a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes
* (informal, measure) finger, the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length
    adicione quatro dedos de leite ― add four fingers of milk
* (historical, measure) dedo, a traditional Portuguese unit of measurement about equal to 1.8 cm

#### 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”).

#### Hyponyms

* dedo da mão (finger), dedo do pé (toe)

#### Coordinate terms

* ponto ($^1$⁄$_{96}$ dedo), linha ($^1$⁄$_8$ dedo), grão ($^1$⁄$_4$ dedo), polegada (1+$^1$⁄$_2$ dedos), palmo (12 dedos), côvado (36 dedos), vara (60 dedos), braça (120 dedos)

#### Derived terms

* dedada
* dedal
* dedão
* dedar
* dedinho
* dedo anelar / dedo anular
* dedo da mão
* dedo de mestre
* dedo do meio
* dedo do pé
* dedo indicador
* dedo médio
* dedo mindinho / dedo mínimo
* dedo-duro
* pôr o dedo na ferida
* ter dedo
* ter dois dedos de testa

#### Related terms

* digitação
* digital
* digitálico
* digitalizador
* digitalizadora
* digitalizar
* digitar
* dígito

#### Descendants

* Kabuverdianu: dedu
* Kristang: dedu
* Papiamentu: dede
* → Nheengatu: dedu

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɟedɔ]

### Noun

dedo m pers (relational adjective dedovský, diminutive dedko or deduško)
* old man
    Synonym: starec
* grandfather
    Synonyms: starý otec, ded
    Dedo Mráz—Grandfather Frost (inspired by the Russian Дед Мороз, a nonreligious variation of Santa)

#### Declension
### 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

## Spanish
### 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: /ˈdedo/ [ˈd̪e.ð̞o]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -edo
* Syllabification: de‧do

### Noun

dedo m (plural dedos)
* 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.
* (anatomy) digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes)
* thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
* (informal) finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
* (historical) dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)

#### Hyponyms

* dedo del pie (toe), dedo de mano (finger)

#### Coordinate terms

* (historical unit of length): punto ($^1$⁄$_{108}$ dedo), línea ($^1$⁄$_9$ dedo), pulgada (1+$^1$⁄$_3$ dedos), coto (6 dedos), palmo (12 dedos), pie (16 dedos), codo (24 dedos), vara (48 dedos)

#### Derived terms

* a dedo
* a dos dedos de
* alzar el dedo
* como anillo al dedo
* dar atole con el dedo
* de chuparse los dedos
* dedal
* dedazo
* dedillo (diminutive)
* dedito (diminutive)
* dedo anular
* dedo auricular
* dedo corazón
* dedo cordial
* dedo de Dios
* dedo de en medio
* dedo del corazón
* dedo del pie
* dedo en martillo
* dedo gordo
* dedo gordo del pie
* dedo índice
* dedo médico
* dedo meñique
* dedo mostrador
* dedo pulgar
* dedocracia
* derribar con un dedo
* dos dedos de
* dos dedos del oído
* hacer dedo
* levantar el dedo
* mamarse el dedo
* meter el dedo en la llaga
* morderse los dedos
* no mover un dedo
* no tener dos dedos de frente
* para chuparse los dedos
* pillarse los dedos
* poner bien los dedos
* poner el dedo
* poner el dedo en la llaga
* través de dedo
* yema del dedo

#### Related terms

* digital

#### See also

* pulgar

### Further reading

* “dedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From English dead +‎ Spanish -o. Compare deds.

#### Pronunciation

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

#### Adjective

dedò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (slang)
* dead
    Synonyms: patay, yari, (slang) deds, (slang) tigok, (slang) todas

#### Adjective

dedô (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (slang)
* (figurative) in trouble; dead meat
    Synonyms: patay, lagot, huli

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈdedo/ [ˈd̪ɛː.d̪o]
* Rhymes: -edo
* Syllabification: de‧do

#### Noun

dedo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (anatomy)
* finger
    Synonym: daliri

##### Related terms

* dedal
* dedil

### 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