hallux

English

WOTD – 27 September 2011

Etymology

FromLate Latinhallux,fromLatinallus,hallus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈhæləks/

• Audio(Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes:-æləks

Noun

hallux(pluralhallucesorhalluxes)

1. (anatomy)Thebig toe.
   • 1995,Anthony Burgess,Byrne:

     His left foot winced. Thehalluxnail, ill-cut, / Assailed its neighbour toe with a shrewd nip.

Derived terms

• hallucal

Translations

big toe—seebig toe

See also

• pollex

Latin

Alternative forms

• allux

Etymology

There is a relation tohallusandallex.Might be a conflation of both. The word-initialhmight stem from an assumed connection withἅλλομαι(hállomai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈhal.luks/,[ˈhälːʲʊks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈal.luks/,[ˈälːuks]

Noun

halluxm(genitivehallucis);third declension

1. (Late Latin)thebig toe

   Synonyms:allex,pollex,hallus

Declension

Third-declensionnoun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hallux	hallucēs
Genitive	hallucis	hallucum
Dative	hallucī	hallucibus
Accusative	hallucem	hallucēs
Ablative	halluce	hallucibus
Vocative	hallux	hallucēs

Descendants

• →Catalan:hàllux
• →English:hallux
• →Italian:alluce
• →Portuguese:hálux
• →Spanish:hallux

References

• alluxin Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis(augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Noun

halluxm(pluralhallux)

1. hallux