"finger" in seven languages
Meaningfinger
Spanish
dedo
/ˈdedo/
masc.inherited
Also 'toe': dedo del pie.
French
doigt
/dwa/
masc.inherited
A toe is an orteil.
Italian
dito
/ˈdito/
masc.inherited
plural: dita (f)
Portuguese
dedo
/ˈdedu/
masc.inherited
Also 'toe': dedo do pé.
Romanian
deget
/ˈdedʒet/
neut.inherited
plural: degete
Catalan
dit
/dit/
masc.inherited
Also 'toe': dit del peu.
English
finger
/ˈfɪŋgɚ/
native English · Old English finger
English → ItalianfingerditoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: digit, digital.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DIGITUM‘finger, toe’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
French doigt re-spells the g and t it lost, but says only dwa. Spanish and Italian use the same word for toes; French has a separate orteil.
English relatives: digit, digital
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In a sentence
- esEl bebé me agarra el dedo.
- frLe bébé tient mon doigt.
- itIl bambino mi stringe il dito.
- ptO bebê está segurando o meu dedo.
- roBebelușul mă ține de deget.
- caEl nadó m'agafa el dit.
- enThe baby is holding my finger.