doigt

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin digitus.

Noun

doigt m (plural doigts)

1. finger

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French

Etymology

From Middle French doigt, from Old French doit, doi, from Latin digitus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). The g was added back in Middle French to reflect the Classical Latin spelling and distinguish from the verb form doit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwa/

• Audio (un doigt) (France, Paris):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Homophones: doigts, dois, doit, doua, douas, douât

Noun

doigt m (plural doigts)

1. finger
2. toe

   Je vais me tremper les doigts de pied.

   I'll dip my toes in the water.

3. finger (measurement of a beverage)

   deux doigts de whiskey ― two fingers of whiskey

Derived terms

• doigter
• doigt d’honneur
• petit doigt
• au doigt mouillé
• au doigt et à l’œil

Related terms

• orteil

Further reading

• “doigt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French doit, with the g added back to reflect the original Latin digitus.

Noun

doigt m (plural doigts)

1. (anatomy) finger

Descendants

• French: doigt