Valgus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯al.ɡus/, [ˈu̯äɫ̪ɡʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈval.ɡus/, [ˈvälɡus]

Proper noun

Valgus m sg (genitive Valgī); second declension

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.

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