Adjective: dignus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | dignus |
| Singular fem. | digna |
| Singular neut. | dignum |
| Plural masc. | dignī |
| Plural fem. | dignae |
| Plural neut. | digna |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | dignī |
| Singular fem. | dignae |
| Singular neut. | dignī |
| Plural masc. | dignōrum |
| Plural fem. | dignārum |
| Plural neut. | dignōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | dignō |
| Singular fem. | dignae |
| Singular neut. | dignō |
| Plural masc. | dignīs |
| Plural fem. | dignīs |
| Plural neut. | dignīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | dignum |
| Singular fem. | dignam |
| Singular neut. | dignum |
| Plural masc. | dignōs |
| Plural fem. | dignās |
| Plural neut. | digna |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | dignō |
| Singular fem. | dignā |
| Singular neut. | dignō |
| Plural masc. | dignīs |
| Plural fem. | dignīs |
| Plural neut. | dignīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | digne |
| Singular fem. | digna |
| Singular neut. | dignum |
| Plural masc. | dignī |
| Plural fem. | dignae |
| Plural neut. | digna |
Comparison
| Comparative | dignior |
| Superlative | dignissimus |
Sample Sentences
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dignus Rōma locus, quō deus omnis eat. (Rome: a worthy place whereto every god can go.) [8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.270]
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Vere dignum et justum est... ("It is truly right and just..." (from the Preface of the Roman Liturgy))
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Dignus est agnus (Worthy is the lamb)
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memoria dignus (memorable)
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dignum est (It is convenient)
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Accidit [...] quod dignum memoria visum (happened … a circumstance worthy of record) [c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.25]
Adjectives inflected like dignus
scītus,
inadustus,
saevus,
commodus,
vāstus,
frāctus,
perfectus,
pecūniōsus,
scelestus,
īnfestus,
īnfirmus,
splendidus,
perītus,
iugōsus,
glōriōsus,
vulgātus,
lascīvus,
sevērus,
irritus,
facinorōsus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-
3. Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no
4. Proto-Italic *dek-no-
5. Latin dignus
6. 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).
Verbs referencing "dignus"
Italian Adjectives
degno, English Adjectives
digne, Catalan Adjectives
digne, French Adjectives
digne, Romanian Adjectives
dign.
Translations