digma

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεῖγμα (deîgma).

Pronunciation

Noun

dīgma n (genitive dīgmatis); third declension

  1. A specimen
  2. An ensign on the shields of soldiers

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dīgma dīgmata
Genitive dīgmatis dīgmatum
Dative dīgmatī dīgmatibus
Accusative dīgma dīgmata
Ablative dīgmate dīgmatibus
Vocative dīgma dīgmata

References

  • “digma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • digma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit जिह्म (jihma, “arthwart; opposition”).

Pronunciation

Noun

digmâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋ)

  1. war
    Synonyms: giyera, digmaan
  2. attack against an enemy country
  3. (figurative) campaign against something bad (such as gambling, drugs, etc.)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “digma” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “digma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 122

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