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Nope. In portuguese we do not call the toes "fingers of the feet". In fact we do not have a word for fingers. Or toes.
What we have instead is a word for those little appendages that one can find at the end of one's arms or legs. We call them "dedos". Most of the time we do not feel the need to specify if we are talking about fingers or toes. Context is usually enough to distinguish between the two. But when do have to be specific, we call the fingers "dedos of the hands" and the toes "dedos of the feet".
Now, that may seem weird to some, but to me what is really surprising is that some languages found it necessary to use two words to describe what is essentially the same fucking shit.
I mean, you can start calling all sorts of body parts the same shit, and some of them even have words already. Like we say arms and legs, but we could also say upper and lower limbs. We've got knees and elbows and shoulders, but they're all just joints.
Now I'm wondering what languages have the fewest words that could describe the entire body, as in once you break down the word "body" into any number of parts (without using the word "body", like upper and lower body), how many other words are needed? I think in English you couldn't get away with anything less than head, neck, torso, and extremities (although one might argue that the latter refers only to hands and feet so you'd have to put limbs back in as well).
Torso and appendages
Head/neck being an appendage is arguable. But basically because there are better words to describe it, not because it isn't one.
Axial and appendicular
Sucking on fingers is an entirely different kink from sucking on toes. So somewhat different I suppose.
Sooo.... "nubbins"?
(German "Nubsis" comes to mind as well)
thats the most adorable little word owo
It's the same in spanish
As someone who only speaks English, the cognitive map made by that language is kind of disgusted to think of toes and fingers interchangably.
Fingers are (or should be) clean, and are allowed to touch many things. I am perfectly comfortable touching many things with my fingers that other people's fingers have touched.
But toes? Toes are gross. They are not interchangeable with fingers. Unless I'm in the shower cleaning my toes, if my fingers touch my toes I probably need to wash my hands after. And other people's toes?...
No - toes and fingers are not the same thing. My toes are great, I'm glad to have them for balance while walking or running. But they are not fingers, or vis versa
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You stubbed your finger?
In portuguese? Absolutely! In english, not so much.
Huh what? Dedos are fingers. And we say "dedos dos pés".
You said "nope" then wrote a paragraph of text to confirm what you just tried to deny.
But we also say "dedos das mãos", don't we? A lot, in fact. You are not seriously trying to convince me that you are portuguese but you do not know this, are you?
"Dedos" can be used for hands and feet. Fingers are exclusively used to describe the digits of the hands. That's my point.
Also, I wrote 3 paragraphs. Learn to count and learn to read.
Absolutely not. If I come running saying "ah meu deus, quebrei o dedo" you'd immediately assume fingers, not toes, if I meant toes I would specify, otherwise fingers are the default. I don't think I can even recall a scenario of specifying "dedos das mãos" except for some kind of medical talk or children's play or something like that.
I'm brazilian.
Sure, which means just like the map implied we use "fingers of the feet" to say "dedos dos pés" and we don't have a specific word for it. Thanks for confirming my (and OP's) point you tried to deny.
You're very angry for somebody disproving their own argument one comment later.
If you are brazillian, then why are you replying to my post about european portuguese? You are just wasting my time with your irrevelant rant.
This is a silly and pointless discussion. A lot of things that are true for brazilian-portuguese are false for portuguese. And vice-versa. Apparently, dedos means fingers in brazillian. I did not know that. But that does not change the fact that in portuguese dedos means either fingers or toes.
Merry christmas. Please stop bothering me.