Luscus

See also: luscus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlus.kus/, [ˈɫ̪ʊs̠kʊs̠]

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

Proper noun

Luscus m sg (genitive Luscī); second declension

a cognomen used by the gentes Annia, Atilia, Menia, and others.
Titus Annius Luscus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	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.

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