LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

coruscus

coruscus (feminine corusca, neuter coruscum)
Classical[kɔˈrʊs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈrus.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevibrating, waving, trembling, shaking
  2. adjectiveflashing, twinkling

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecoruscuscoruscacoruscum
genitivecoruscīcoruscaecoruscī
dativecoruscōcoruscaecoruscō
accusativecoruscumcoruscamcoruscum
ablativecoruscōcoruscācoruscō
vocativecoruscecoruscacoruscum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecoruscīcoruscaecorusca
genitivecoruscōrumcoruscārumcoruscōrum
dativecoruscīscoruscīscoruscīs
accusativecoruscōscoruscāscorusca
ablativecoruscīscoruscīscoruscīs
vocativecoruscīcoruscaecorusca

cŏruscus, a, um, adj. corusco, II. (poet.).
I. In waving motion, waving, vibrating, tremulous: silvae, Verg. A. 1, 164: ilices, id. ib. 12, 701.—Humorously: omnia corusca prae tremore fabulor, i. e. trembling, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 42.—
II. Flashing, gleaming, glittering: fulgura, Lucr. 5, 296.—So of lightning: ignis, Lucr. 6, 203; Hor. C. 1, 34, 6: lumina, Lucr. 6, 283.—Also: vis fulminis, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 21: sol, Verg. G. 1, 234; cf.: radii (solis), Ov. M. 1, 768: lampades, id. ib. 12, 247: viri ferro auroque, Stat. Th. 4, 9; cf. in Greek constr.: cristis capita alta corusci, Verg. A. 9, 678. —
B. Transf., brilliant, ἐνθύμημα, Gell. 17, 20, 4.—Subst.: cŏruscum, i, n., lightning, Venant. 3, 4.

Origins

Descendants
  • Italiancorrusco
  • Galiciancorisco

Quick answers

What does coruscus mean in Latin?
coruscus, a adjective, means “vibrating, waving, trembling, shaking; flashing, twinkling”.
How do you pronounce coruscus?
In classical Latin, [kɔˈrʊs.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈrus.kus].