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digit

/ˈdɪdʒət/DIH-juht
/ˈdɪdʒət/DIH-juht

Meaninga finger

Common meaning: a finger or toe

Other meanings: a numeral

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DAK‘take, hold’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 147, p. 735 · scan
  2. Latindigitus, -ī‘a finger or toe’
  3. Englishdigit‘a finger or toe’ · today

digit also in: digital

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin digitus ‘a finger or toe’.

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