Luscinus
Latin
Etymology
From luscinus, from luscus (“one-eyed; half-blind; taking aim”) + -inus (“adjective-forming suffix”). For the formation, compare frāxinus, crocinus, fuscinus, picinus and especially Licinus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫʊs.kɪ.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈluʃ.ʃi.nus]
Proper noun
Luscinus m sg (genitive Luscinī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Luscinus |
| genitive | Luscinī |
| dative | Luscinō |
| accusative | Luscinum |
| ablative | Luscinō |
| vocative | Luscine |
References
- “Luscinus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.