Valgus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin valgus.

Proper noun

Valgus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain flower chafers.

Derived terms

• Acanthovalgus
• Bivalgus
• Chaetovalgus
• Charitovalgus
• Chromovalgus
• Comythovalgus
• Cosmovalgus
• Dasyvalgoides
• Dasyvalgus
• Euryvalgus
• Heterovalgus
• Hoplitovalgus
• Hybovalgus
• Idiovalgus
• Ischnovalgus
• Lepivalgus
• Lobovalgus
• Microvalgus
• Mimovalgus
• Nipponovalgus
• Oedipovalgus
• Oreovalgus
• Podovalgus
• Pygovalgus
• Sphinctovalgus
• Tarsovalgus
• Tibiovalgus
• Valgina
• Valgini
• Valgoides
• Yanovalgus

 

See also

• Valgus (beetle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Valgus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Valgus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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.

	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.