alx

Translingual

Etymology 1

From a (atto-) +‎ lx (lux).

Symbol

alx

  1. (metrology) Symbol for attolux, an SI unit of illumination equal to 10−18 lux.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of English Amol with x as a placeholder.

Symbol

alx

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Amol.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Amol terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

alx f (genitive alcis); third declension

  1. medieval spelling of alcēs

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative alx alcēs
genitive alcis alcum
dative alcī alcibus
accusative alcem alcēs
ablative alce alcibus
vocative alx alcēs

References

  • "alx", 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)
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “alx (genet. alcis) (germ.)”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 39/1

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