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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digitus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
dig-i-tus
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin digitus. Doublet of digit.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

digiti (plural)

Phrases

digitus minimus pedis digitus primus pedis digitus quartus pedis digitus secundus pedis digitus tertius pedis

Frequently Paired Words

digitus minimus pedis digitus primus pedis digitus quartus pedis digitus secundus pedis digitus tertius pedis

Questions

What does digitus mean?
An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.
Where does digitus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce digitus

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