valgus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin valgus

Adjective

valgus (not comparable)

  1. knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)

Derived terms

  • hallux valgus
  • talipes valgus

Estonian

Etymology

From valge + -us. Cognate to Finnish valo (light) and Hungarian világ (world).

Noun

valgus (genitive valguse, partitive valgust)

  1. light

Declension

Derived terms


Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn, wind, roll). Cognate with Latin volvō (I roll).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwal.ɡus/, [ˈwaɫ.ɡʊs]

Adjective

valgus (feminine valga, neuter valgum); first/second declension

  1. knock-kneed
  2. not straight, shoddy

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative valgus valga valgum valgī valgae valga
Genitive valgī valgae valgī valgōrum valgārum valgōrum
Dative valgō valgae valgō valgīs valgīs valgīs
Accusative valgum valgam valgum valgōs valgās valga
Ablative valgō valgā valgō valgīs valgīs valgīs
Vocative valge valga valgum valgī valgae valga

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • valgus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • valgus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Latvian

Adjective

valgus

  1. accusative plural masculine form of valgs
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