digno
Portuguese, adjective/ˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.nu/
digno is spelled D-I-G-N-O (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,039th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Digno is a Portuguese adjective meaning “showing or deserving dignity; worthy; honourable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of dignar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que merece respeito”.
What does digno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
showing or deserving dignity; worthy; honourable
Era um homem digno.
- 2
worthy (of); deserving
Um livro digno de ser lido.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of dignar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que merece respeito 2. que vale a pena 3. habilitado 4. íntegro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of digno
- digna feminine
- dignos masculine plural
- dignas feminine plural
- dino alternative obsolete poetic
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce digno?
- Brazil /ˈd͡ʒi.ɡi.nu/
- Brazil /ˈd͡ʒiɡ.nu/
- Portugal /ˈdiɡ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to digno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is digno in Portuguese?
digno appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).