LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ballūx

ballūx f (genitive ballūcis)
Classical[ˈbal.luːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈbal.luks]

Meaning

  1. gold sand, gold dust
    77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 33.21
    86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 12.57.9

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeballūxballūcēs
genitiveballūcisballūcum
dativeballūcīballūcibus
accusativeballūcemballūcēs
ablativeballūceballūcibus
vocativeballūxballūcēs

ballux (bal-), ūcis, f. Spanish,
I. gold-sand, gold-dust, χρύσαμμος, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 77; Just. 44, 1, 10 (less correctly paludibus); Mart. 12, 57, 9 (less correctly paludes); and Latinized ballūca (bal-), ae, f., Cod. Valent. 11, 6, 1 and 2; Cod. Th. 10, 19, 3 and 4; Veg. Vet. 1, 20, 2.

Origins

Borrowed from Paleo-Hispanic, cognate with Galician baluga. Doublet of ballūca.

Quick answers

What does ballūx mean in Latin?
ballūx, a noun, means “gold sand, gold dust”.
What is the genitive of ballūx?
The genitive singular is ballūcis. ballūx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ballūx?
In classical Latin, [ˈbal.luːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbal.luks].