Valgius
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See also: valgius
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Valgus (“agnomen and cognomen”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”) or directly from valgus (“bent out; bow-legged; wry”) + -ius. Compare Varus and Varius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯al.ɡi.us/, [ˈu̯äɫ̪ɡiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈval.d͡ʒi.us/, [ˈväl̠ʲd͡ʒius]
Proper noun[edit]
Valgius m sg (genitive Valgiī or Valgī); second declension
- a nomen (nomen gentile), a Roman family name
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Valgius |
| Genitive | Valgiī Valgī1 |
| Dative | Valgiō |
| Accusative | Valgium |
| Ablative | Valgiō |
| Vocative | Valgī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Valgius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Valgius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.