What is the Latin word for worth, worthy?

The usual Latin words for “worth, worthy” are dignus, laudō, dignō; also dūcō, putō, iūdicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“worth, worthy” in Latin

dignusappropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming; worthy of laudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogize dignōto deem worthy, suitable, or fitting; to deign or condescend dūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away; to take; to draw, pull putōto clean, cleanse; to trim, prune, lop; to arrange, settle iūdicōto examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn; to judge; proclaim; determine, conclude; adjudge

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

worth, worthy adj.

dignus aliqua re (☞ not with a genitive; neither can dignus be used without its case: also, observe that “worthy that,” “worthy of,” “worthy to,” followed by a verb or participle, must be expressed by dignus qui, with a subjunctive; dignus, with an infinitive passive, is found only in poets and in inferior prose). Worthy of credit, fide dignus: dignus cui fides habeatur: worthy of commendation, dignus laude: laudandus: dignus qui laudetur: to esteem anybody worthy, dignari; dignum habere, ducere, putare, judicare, existimare; of anything, aliqua re, or with qui, quae, quod: to be worthy, valere (to be valued at); in pretio esse, or pretii esse, with the genitives magni, parvi, pluris, etc.; pretium habere, emi, vendi aliquo pretio (to be bought or sold at a certain price): corn is worthy nothing, annona pretium non habet: corn is worthy a little more, annona carior fit: estates are now worthy nothing, nunc jacent pretia praediorum: a sesterce is worthy two ases and a half, sestertius efficitur ex duobus assibus et tertio semisse: sestertius exaequat duos asses et tertium semissem: it is worth more to me than another thing, potior res est: it is worth while, operae pretium est: if they be worth seeing, si videndo sint (Cic.): to be worth more, pluris esse.

Worthy = good; Vid.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for worth, worthy?: The usual Latin words for “worth, worthy” are dignus, laudō, dignō; also dūcō, putō, iūdicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.