hallux
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin hallux, from Latin allus, hallus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hallux (plural halluces or halluxes)
- (anatomy) The big toe.
- 1995, Anthony Burgess, Byrne:
- His left foot winced. The hallux nail, ill-cut, / Assailed its neighbour toe with a shrewd nip.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
big toe — see big toe
See also edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
There is a relation to hallus and allex. Might be a conflation of both. The word-initial h might stem from an assumed connection with ἅλλομαι (hállomai).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhal.luks/, [ˈhälːʲʊks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.luks/, [ˈälːuks]
Noun edit
hallux m (genitive hallucis); third declension
- (Late Latin) the big toe
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hallux | hallucēs |
| Genitive | hallucis | hallucum |
| Dative | hallucī | hallucibus |
| Accusative | hallucem | hallucēs |
| Ablative | halluce | hallucibus |
| Vocative | hallux | hallucēs |
Descendants edit
References edit
- allux in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Spanish edit
Noun edit
hallux m (plural hallux)