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dignus.

appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈdɪŋ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈdiɲ.ɲus]

  1. appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. worthy of

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · with-ablative
    memoria dignus
    dignum est
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no Proto-Italic *dek-no- Latin dignus Inherited from Proto-Italic *dek-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no, from *deḱ- (“to take”). Doublet of decus, decet, discō, and doceō. Cognate with Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dékhomai).

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