digno

digno

1. neuter of dignu

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡno/

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• Rhymes: -iɡno
• Syllabification: dig‧no

digno (accusative singular dignon, plural dignoj, accusative plural dignojn)

1. 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.

2. self-respect, self-worth

   Mia digno devigis min forlasi la prezidantan postenon.

   My self-respect forced me to leave the presidency.

• digna
• digni

From dignus.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdɪŋ.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdiɲ.ɲo]

dignō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dignus

From dignus (“worthy”) + -ō.

• dignor

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdɪŋ.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdiɲ.ɲo]

dignō (present infinitive dignāre, perfect active dignāvī, supine dignātum); first conjugation

1. to deem worthy, suitable, or fitting
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.192:

     [...] cuī sē pulchra virō dignētur iungere Dīdō.

     [Aeneas:] whom beautiful Dido deems worthy to join herself with as her husband.

2. to deign or condescend

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

• “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.

• Hyphenation: dig‧no

Learned borrowing from Latin dignus, from Proto-Italic *dek-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no, from *deḱ- (“to take”).

• dino (poetic or obsolete)

digno (feminine digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas)

1. showing or deserving dignity; worthy; honourable

   Synonyms: honrável, respeitoso

   Antonyms: ignóbil, indigno

   Era um homem digno. ― He was an honourable man.

2. worthy (of); deserving

   Synonym: merecedor

   Um livro digno de ser lido. ― A book worthy of being read.

digno

1. first-person singular present indicative of dignar

• “digno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “digno”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “digno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “digno”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “digno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɡno/ [ˈd̪iɣ̞.no]
• Rhymes: -iɡno
• Syllabification: dig‧no

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

digno (feminine digna, masculine plural dignos, feminine plural dignas, superlative dignísimo)

1. worthy

   Antonym: indigno

2. honorable

   Synonyms: honorable, honrado

3. dignified, respectful

   Synonym: respetable

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

digno

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

• “digno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025