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  • 1 Digitus

    1.
    dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

    Germ. Finger, from fangen,

    Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.
    I.
    Prop.:

    tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—
    B.
    Special connections:

    attingere aliquem digito (uno),

    to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

    with tangere,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

    attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

    to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

    attingere caelum digito,

    to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

    computare digitis,

    to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

    numerare per digitos,

    Ov. F. 3, 123:

    in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

    Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

    si tuos digitos novi,

    thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

    also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

    to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

    also: digitus crepans,

    Mart. 3, 82, 15:

    digitorum crepitus,

    id. 14, 119:

    digitorum percussio,

    Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

    intendere digitum ad aliquid,

    to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

    liceri digito,

    to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

    for which also: tollere digitum,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

    and Schol,

    Pers. 5, 119:

    loqui digitis nutuque,

    to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

    different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

    i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

    ad digiti sonum,

    id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

    digito compesce labellum,

    hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

    for which: demonstrari digito,

    Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

    nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

    in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

    i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

    exserere digitum,

    Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

    and in like manner: proferre digitum,

    to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

    scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

    Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—
    B.
    A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—
    C.
    As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

    digitus transversus,

    a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

    48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

    not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

    without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

    and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 11.
    2.
    Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

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  • 2 digitus

    1.
    dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

    Germ. Finger, from fangen,

    Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.
    I.
    Prop.:

    tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—
    B.
    Special connections:

    attingere aliquem digito (uno),

    to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

    with tangere,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

    attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

    to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

    attingere caelum digito,

    to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

    computare digitis,

    to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

    numerare per digitos,

    Ov. F. 3, 123:

    in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

    Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

    si tuos digitos novi,

    thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

    also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

    to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

    also: digitus crepans,

    Mart. 3, 82, 15:

    digitorum crepitus,

    id. 14, 119:

    digitorum percussio,

    Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

    intendere digitum ad aliquid,

    to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

    liceri digito,

    to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

    for which also: tollere digitum,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

    and Schol,

    Pers. 5, 119:

    loqui digitis nutuque,

    to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

    different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

    i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

    ad digiti sonum,

    id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

    digito compesce labellum,

    hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

    for which: demonstrari digito,

    Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

    nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

    in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

    i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

    exserere digitum,

    Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

    and in like manner: proferre digitum,

    to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

    scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

    Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—
    B.
    A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—
    C.
    As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

    digitus transversus,

    a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

    48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

    not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

    without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

    and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 11.
    2.
    Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > digitus

  • 3 digitus

        digitus ī, m    [DIC-], a finger: de digito anulum detraho, T.: digitos impellere, ut Scriberent: Indice monstrare digito, H.: illam digito uno attingere, to touch gently, T.: alqd extremis digitis attingere, to touch lightly: attingere caelum digito, to be exceedingly happy: digiti, per quos numerare solemus, O.: in digitis suis singulas partīs causae constituere: si tuos digitos novi, skill in reckoning: si digitis concrepuerit, by a snap of the finger: digitum ad fontīs intendere, to point: qui digito sit licitus, bid at an auction: digitis nutuque loqui, by signs, O.: digito compesce labellum. hold your tongue, Iu.: monstror digito praetereuntium fidicen, H.: demonstravi digito Gallum.— Prov.: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to move a finger.—A toe: constitit in digitos adrectus, V. — A finger's breadth, inch (the sixteenth part of a pes), Cs.: clavi digiti pollicis crassitudine, Cs.— Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere, swerve a finger's breadth: ab argento digitum discedere: digitis a morte remotus Quattuor, Iu.
    * * *
    finger; toe; a finger's breath

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