Valgius
See also: valgius
Latin
Etymology
From Valgus (agnomen and cognomen) + -ius (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix) or directly from valgus (“bent out; bow-legged; wry”) + -ius. Compare Varus and Varius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwaɫ.ɡi.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈval̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.us]
Proper noun
Valgius m sg (genitive Valgiī or Valgī); second declension
- a nomen (nomen gentile), a Roman family name
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Valgius |
| genitive | Valgiī Valgī1 |
| dative | Valgiō |
| accusative | Valgium |
| ablative | Valgiō |
| vocative | Valgī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Valgia
References
- “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.