hallus

Gothic

Romanization

hallus

1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌿𐍃

Latin

Alternative forms

• allus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhal.lus/, [ˈhälːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.lus/, [ˈälːus]

Noun

hallus m (genitive hallī); second declension

1. big toe

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hallus	hallī
genitive	hallī	hallōrum
dative	hallō	hallīs
accusative	hallum	hallōs
ablative	hallō	hallīs
vocative	halle	hallī

Related terms

• hallux

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.