deget
Latin
editVerb
editdēget
Romanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). Compare Aromanian dzeadzit. Doublet of digit.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdeget n (plural degete)
- finger
- digit (informal unit of width based on the thickness of one finger, historically equal to 25.4 mm)
- 1959 March 28, Pl. Danciu, “Unde se așterne praful”, in Scânteia Tineretului[1], number 3071, Bucharest, page 2:
- Pe soarta acestor mijloace materiale este stăpîn însă praful, gros și puternic de cîteva degete.
- But it’s the dust—thick and several finger widths strong—that rules over the fate of this material capital.
Declension
editDeclension of deget
Derived terms
edit- arăta cu degetul
- deget inelar
- deget mare
- degețel
- degetar
- juca pe degete
- mișca un deget
- număra pe degete
- se ascunde după deget
- se trage în degete
Collocations
edit- deget de la picior ― toe
References
edit- deget in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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- Rhymes:Romanian/ed͡ʒet
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