# digno
## Asturian
### Adjective

digno
* neuter of dignu

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Derived from Latin dignus (“worthy, appropriate”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdiɡno]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iɡno
* Hyphenation: dig‧no

### Noun

digno (accusative singular dignon, plural dignoj, accusative plural dignojn)
* dignity, respect, worth
    La digno de lia vivo akiris al li ĉies estimon.The dignity of his life earned him the esteem of all.
    Mi trovos al vi situacion indan je via digno.I will find you a situation worthy of your respect.
* self-respect, self-worth
    Mia digno devigis min forlasi la prezidantan postenon.My self-respect forced me to leave the presidency.

#### Derived terms

* digna
* digni

## Latin
### Etymology 1

From dignus.

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈdiɡ.noː/, [ˈd̪ɪŋnoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈdiɲ.ɲo/, [ˈd̪iɲːo]

#### Adjective

dignō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dignus

### Etymology 2

From dignus (“worthy”) +‎ -ō.

#### Alternative forms

* dignor

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈdiɡ.noː/, [ˈd̪ɪŋnoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈdiɲ.ɲo/, [ˈd̪iɲːo]

#### Verb

dignō (present infinitive dignāre, perfect active dignāvī, supine dignātum); first conjugation
* to deem worthy, suitable, or fitting
** 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.192:[...] cuī sē pulchra virō dignētur iungere Dīdō.[Aeneas:] whom beautiful Dido deems worthy to join herself with as her husband.
* to deign or condescend

##### Conjugation

$^1$The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

##### Descendants

* Catalan: denyar (obsolete)
* Old French: deignier
** → Middle English: deynen, daynen, deignen, deyne
*** English: deign
*** Scots: denzie (obsolete)
** French: daigner
* Italian: degnare
* Spanish: deñar
Learned borrowings:
* → Catalan: dignar
* → Portuguese: dignar
* → Romanian: digna
* → Spanish: dignar

### References

* “digno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “digno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* digno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.nu/, /ˈd͡ʒiɡ.nu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.nu/, /ˈd͡ʒiɡ.nu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒiɡ.no/, /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.no/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdi.ɡnu/ [ˈdi.ɣnu]
* Hyphenation: dig‧no

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dignus, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no, from *deḱ- (“to take”).

#### Alternative forms

* dino (poetic or obsolete)

#### Adjective

digno (feminine digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas)
* showing or deserving dignity; worthy; honourable
    Synonyms: honrável, respeitoso
    Antonyms: ignóbil, indigno
    Era um homem digno.He was an honourable man.
* worthy (of); deserving
    Synonym: merecedor
    Um livro digno de ser lido.A book worthy of being read.

##### Related terms

* dignação
* dignamente
* dignar-se
* dignatário
* dignidade
* dignificação
* dignificar
* digníssimo
* dignitário
* fidedigno
* indignar
* indigno

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

digno
* first-person singular present indicative of dignar

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dignus. Compare the older form dino, which it replaced.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdiɡno/ [ˈd̪iɣ̞.no]
* Rhymes: -iɡno
* Syllabification: dig‧no

### Adjective

digno (feminine digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas, superlative dignísimo)
* worthy
    Antonym: indigno
* honorable
    Synonyms: honorable, honrado
* dignified, respectful
    Synonym: respetable

#### Related terms

* dignidad
* indignar

### Verb

digno
* only used in me digno, first-person singular present indicative of dignarse

### Further reading

* “digno”, 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