verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
aeruscō
aeruscō (present infinitive aeruscāre)
Classical[ae̯ˈrʊs.koː]Ecclesiastical[eˈrus.ko]
Meaning
- archaicto get money by going about and exhibiting tricks; play the juggler
- archaicbroadlyto go begging
Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | aeruscō | aeruscābam | aeruscābō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | aeruscās | aeruscābās | aeruscābis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | aeruscat | aeruscābat | aeruscābit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | aeruscāmus | aeruscābāmus | aeruscābimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | aeruscātis | aeruscābātis | aeruscābitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | aeruscant | aeruscābant | aeruscābunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | aeruscem | aeruscārem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | aeruscēs | aeruscārēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | aeruscet | aeruscāret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | aeruscēmus | aeruscārēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | aeruscētis | aeruscārētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | aeruscent | aeruscārent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | aeruscā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | aeruscāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | aeruscātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | aeruscātō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | aeruscātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | aeruscantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | aeruscāre | — |
| present participle | aeruscāns | — |
gerundaeruscandī, aeruscandō, aeruscandum
aerusco, āre, v. a. aes,
I. to get money by going about and exhibiting tricks of legerdemain, to play the juggler: aeruscare: aera undique, id est pecunias, colligere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 24 Müll.—Esp., of mendicant philosophers, Gell. 9, 2; so Sen. Clem. 2, 7, 2.
Origins
Probably a denominative in -ō from a lost adjective, *aizos-kos (“demanding”), itself perhaps formed from a Proto-Italic noun *aizos (“demand”), either way from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys-os (“request”), ultimately from the root *h₂eys- (“to request, search”). Within Italic, the term is cognate with Umbrian eiscurent (< Proto-Italic *iskō). Outside of Italic, it is cognate with terms such as Old Armenian հայց (haycʻ).