Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin dignus, modeled after words such as lemn, semn.
demn m or n (feminine singular demnă, masculine plural demni, feminine and neuter plural demne)
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | demn | demnă | demni | demne | |||
definite | demnul | demna | demnii | demnele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | demn | demne | demni | demne | |||
definite | demnului | demnei | demnelor | demnilor |