adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
valgus1
valgus (feminine valga, neuter valgum)
Classical[ˈwaɫ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈval.ɡus]
Meaning
- adjectivebent out
- adjectivebow-legged, bandy
- adjectivefigurativelywry, sarcastic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | valgus | valga | valgum |
| genitive | valgī | valgae | valgī |
| dative | valgō | valgae | valgō |
| accusative | valgum | valgam | valgum |
| ablative | valgō | valgā | valgō |
| vocative | valge | valga | valgum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | valgī | valgae | valga |
| genitive | valgōrum | valgārum | valgōrum |
| dative | valgīs | valgīs | valgīs |
| accusative | valgōs | valgās | valga |
| ablative | valgīs | valgīs | valgīs |
| vocative | valgī | valgae | valga |
valgus, a, um, adj. root varg, to turn awry, twist; Sanscr. vrginas, twisted; cf. ruga, for fruga, and Anglo-Sax. wrinkle,
I. having the calves of the legs bent outwards, bow-legged.
I. Lit.:
valgos Opilius Aurelius aliique complures aiunt dici, qui diversas suras habeant, Fest. p. 375 Müll.; cf. Cels. 8, 20; Plaut. Fragm. ap. Fest. l. l.; Nov. ap. Non. 25, 12.—* II. Transf.:
suavia, wry mouths, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 16.—Cf. adv.: valgĭter, awry, wryly: valgiter commovebat labra, Petr. 26: obtorto valgiter labello, id. Fragm. ap. Fulg. Prisc. serm. 566, 2.Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Cognate with Latin volvō (“to roll”).
Descendants
- Catalanvalg
- Englishvalgus
- Spanishvalgo
- TranslingualValgus