Valgus

Latin

Etymology

From valgus (“bent out; bow-legged; wry”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯al.ɡus/, [ˈu̯äɫ̪ɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈval.ɡus/, [ˈvälɡus]

Proper noun

Valgus m sg (genitive Valgī); second declension

1. a cognomen used by the gens Quinctia and others

   Gaius Quinctius Valgus

    

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Valgus
Genitive	Valgī
Dative	Valgō
Accusative	Valgum
Ablative	Valgō
Vocative	Valge

Derived terms

• Valgius

 

References

• George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.