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Etymology[]

From Latin lūx (light); from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (white; light; bright). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukos), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate) and Old English noun lēoht (English light).

Pronunciation[]

  • Rhymes: -ʌks

Noun[]

Singular
Lux

Plural
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Lux ({{{1}}})

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

Translations[]


Latin[]

Etymology[]

From Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (white; light; bright). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukos), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate) and Old English noun lēoht (English light).

Noun[]

lūx (genitive lūcis); f, third declension

  1. light

Inflection[]

Number Singular Plural
nominative lūx lūcēs
genitive lūcis lūcum
dative lūcī lūcibus
accusative lūcem lūcēs
ablative lūce lūcibus
vocative lūx lūcēs

Related terms[]

  • luceo, lucere

Derived terms[]

Descendants[]

  • Galician: luz
  • Italian: luce
  • Portuguese: luz
  • Spanish: luz

Spanish[]

Noun[]

Lux m. (plural lux)

Singular
Lux m.

Plural
lux m.

  1. lux

Swedish[]

Noun[]

lux c

  1. lux (singular and plural)

es:lux fr:lux gl:lux ko:lux io:lux ky:lux lo:lux la:lux li:lux hu:lux nl:lux ja:lux pl:lux pt:lux ru:lux fi:lux sv:lux ta:lux vi:lux zh:lux

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