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valgus

valgus

English

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

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. knock-kneed
  2. not straight, shoddy

Inflection

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 valgō valgīs
accusative valgum valgam valgum valgōs valgās valga
ablative valgō valgā valgō valgīs
vocative valge valga valgum valgī valgae valga

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Latvian

Adjective

valgus

  1. accusative plural masculine form of valgs