hallus

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Gothic

Romanization

hallus

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌿𐍃

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain; probably a borrowing from a non-IE language. hallux is the only form that suggests an Indo-European structure.

Pronunciation

Noun

hallus m (genitive hallī); second declension

  1. big toe

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hallus hallī
Genitive hallī hallōrum
Dative hallō hallīs
Accusative hallum hallōs
Ablative hallō hallīs
Vocative halle hallī

Related terms

References

  • hallus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hallus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • hallus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.