digitalis

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Related terms 2.2.3 Descendants

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Modern Latin, from Latin digitālis (named with reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut (“‘thimble’”)).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs/

[edit] Noun

digitalis (plural digitales)

1. A genus of herbaceous shrubs of the Scrophulariaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea.
2. A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
   • 2001: The ancient remedy digitalis, extracted from the foxglove plant, for example, acts by blocking sodium channels in heart muscle, preventing potentially dangerous overactivity. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 25)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From digitus (“‘finger, toe’”)

[edit] Adjective

digitālis m. and f., digitāle n.; third declension

1. Of or belonging to the finger

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	digitālis	digitāle		digitālēs	digitālia
genitive	digitālis	digitālis		digitālium	digitālium
dative	digitālī	digitālī		digitālibus	digitālibus
accusative	digitālem	digitāle		digitālēs	digitālia
ablative	digitālī	digitālī		digitālibus	digitālibus
vocative	digitālis	digitāle		digitālēs	digitālia

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Descendants

• English: digital, digitalis