Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1053.lūx on page 1053
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lūx light
lūx is a Latin Noun that primarily means light.
Definitions for lūx
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
light
English derivatives:
lucid elucidate translucent lucubration illustrate illuminate
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
Light. (b) a particular appearance of brightness, a light; a source of light, luminary.
- 2
(spec.) Daylight. (b) (in certain contexts) the morning light. (c) prima luce (primo luci), cum prima luce (cum primo luci), at daybreak.
- 3
The light of day (as enabling persons or things to be seen). (b) luce clara (luci claro), in broad daylight; also luce (luci) alone, multa luce, in maxima luce. (c) lucem facere, to uncover one's head. (d) (fig.) the light of knowledge or publicity; in lucem proferre (or sim.), to bring to light (secrets, etc.)
Sentences with lūx
Latin to English
Lūce clārissimā ab quattuor virīs vīsa, cōpiae fortissimae contrā hostēs missae sunt.Compare After a very clear light had been seen by the four men, the bravest troops were sent against the enemy.
Cōnsilia tua sunt clāriōra quam lūx.Compare Your plans are clearer than light.
Nobi cum semel occidit brevis lux, nox est perpetua una dormienda.Compare For us when once our brief light has set, one eternal night must be slept.
Possumne tu hic lux, Catilina, aut hic caelum spiritus sum iucundus?Compare Can this light, Catiline, or the air of this sky be pleasant to you?
Declension table for lūx
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | lūx | lūcēs |
| Gen. | lūcis | lūcum |
| Dat. | lūcī | lūcibus |
| Acc. | lūcem | lūcēs |
| Abl. | lūce | lūcibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 174.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1053.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 121.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "lūx, lūcis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 23, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/lux-lucis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 174.lūx, lūcis on page 174
