Dictionary formlux, lucis(feminine)
Translation
light; daylight
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | lux | luces |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | lux | luces |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | lucem | luces |
| Genitiveof | lucis | lucum |
| Dativeto, for | luci | lucibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | luce | lucibus |
Examples
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Light came from the sky over the city.
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The soldiers set out at first light.
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He did not see the light of the sun for a long time.
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God is the source of light and life.
speramus.
After the darkness we hope for light.
Lux, lucis, f., third declension, stem luc-. It is light as the thing that shines, and from there the daylight and so the day itself: prima luce, "at first light", multa luce, "well into the day".
Beside it sits lumen, which is properly a light, the lamp or the source, though the two blur badly in later Latin. Metaphorically lux is safety and public view: in lucem proferre is to bring a thing to light, and a man can be the lux of his country. The family is large and useful for guessing: luceo, lucidus, Lucifer the morning star, and the name Lucius, traditionally given to a child born at daybreak.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 12: lux, aetas, articulus and 10 more words.