digiti pedis
The phrase for toes in Latin is digiti pedis.
The phrase refers to the five digits located at the end of a foot. Because the word digiti can refer to both fingers and toes, you must include the word for foot to specify that you are talking about toes.
What does it mean word for word?
This phrase is composed of digiti, meaning digits or fingers and pedis, meaning of the foot.
Which one should you use?
To specify fingers instead of toes, you would use digiti manuum (fingers of the hands).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the genitive singular pedis to refer to the toes of one foot. If you want to refer to the toes of multiple feet, you must change the genitive singular to the genitive plural pedum, resulting in digiti pedum.
Did you know?
- The word digiti comes from digitus, which originally referred to a unit of measurement based on the width of a finger.
- The word pedis might share a distant ancestor with the Avestan word pazdu, linking the Latin word for foot to ancient Indo-Iranian languages.
- Medical Latin still uses digiti to describe any extremity of the hand or foot in anatomical texts today.
Examples in context
- Digiti pedis mei torpent.My toes are numb.This sentence is useful for expressing that your digiti pedis are numb.Tatoeba #11638313 by shekitten, translation #4500107 by CK
- Digiti pedis frigidi sunt.The toes are cold.
Example conversation
Lucius and Aurelia are talking about a foot injury.
- LuciusDigiti pedis mei sunt rubri.My toes are red.
- AureliaCur digiti pedis tui rubri sunt?Why are your toes red?
- LuciusHodie multum ambulavi.I walked a lot today.
- AureliaNunc quiesce, Luci.Now rest, Lucius.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pedis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
