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)

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.

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

1. finger

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdedo/ [ˈd̪e.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -edo

Noun

dedo m (plural dedos)

1. finger
2. toe

   Synonym: deda

3. jigger

References

• “dedo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “dedo” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus.

Noun

dedo m (Latin spelling)

1. (anatomy) finger

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ dō (“I give”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

   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

• 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 (2003-2024), 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

Etymology

Inherited from Latin digitum.

Cognate with Old Spanish dedo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dedo m (plural dedos)

1. 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 (2014–2024) “dedo”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →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: ILG

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^(key): /ˈde.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du/ [ˈde.ðu]

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -edu
• Hyphenation: de‧do

Noun

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

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
• → Nheengatu: dedu
• Papiamentu: dede

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟedɔ]

Noun

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)

Declension

Declension of dedo (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	dedo	dedovia
genitive	deda	dedov
dative	dedovi	dedom
accusative	deda	dedov
locative	dedovi	dedoch
instrumental	dedom	dedami

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, 2003–2024

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^(key): /ˈdedo/ [ˈd̪e.ð̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: de‧do

Noun

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)

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

Adjective

dedò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (slang)

1. dead

   Synonyms: patay, yari, (slang) deds, (slang) tigok, (slang) todas

Adjective

dedô (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (slang)

1. (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^(key): /ˈdedo/ [ˈd̪ɛː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: de‧do

Noun

dedo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜓ) (anatomy)

1. 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^[2], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN