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deget
finger /ˈde.d͡ʒet/
noun#779 most common
Also: toe, digit
Example sentences
Acesta este degetul meu.
This is my finger.
Mă doare un deget.
One of my fingers hurts.
Copilul arată cu degetul spre cer.
The child points his finger at the sky.
Și-a rupt degetul jucând fotbal.
He broke his finger playing football.
Amprentele degetelor sunt folosite pentru identificare.
Fingerprints are used for identification.
Nu e frumos să pui degetul pe rană fără să oferi și o soluție.
It is not kind to press on someone's sore spot without offering a solution too.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | deget | degete |
| Genitive | degetului | degetelor |
| Accusative | deget | degete |
| Vocative | degetule | degetelor |
Word family
degetarthimble
degețellittle finger or toe
deget marethumb
deget arătătorindex finger
a arăta cu degetulto point a finger at (often figuratively, to blame)
Etymology
Deget descends from Latin digitus, meaning finger or toe. The word passed down through spoken Latin in the region that became Romania, keeping its core meaning intact. Digitus itself is traditionally linked to a Proto-Indo-European root for pointing or showing, since a finger is the body's natural pointer.
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