doigt

From Latin digitus.

doigt m (plural doigts)

1. finger

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

• IPA^(key): /dwa/

• Audio (un doigt) (France, Paris)

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• Rhymes: -a
• Homophones: doigts, dois, doit (general), doua, douas, douât (one pronunciation)

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

• orteil

• Haitian Creole: dwèt

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

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

doigt m (plural doigts)

1. (anatomy) finger

• French: doigt
  • Haitian Creole: dwèt