Luscus

See also: luscus

Latin

Etymology

From luscus (“one-eyed; half-blind; taking aim”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlus.kus/, [ˈɫ̪ʊs̠kʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlus.kus/, [ˈluskus]

Proper noun

Luscus m sg (genitive Luscī); second declension

1. a cognomen used by the gentes Annia, Atilia, Menia, and others.

   Titus Annius Luscus

    

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Luscus
genitive	Luscī
dative	Luscō
accusative	Luscum
ablative	Luscō
vocative	Lusce

References

• George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.