LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

luscus1

luscus (feminine lusca, neuter luscum)
Classical[ˈɫʊs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlus.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveone-eyed
  2. adjectivehalf blind, blind in one eye
  3. adjectivewith one eye shut, as when taking aim

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeluscusluscaluscum
genitiveluscīluscaeluscī
dativeluscōluscaeluscō
accusativeluscumluscamluscum
ablativeluscōluscāluscō
vocativelusceluscaluscum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeluscīluscaelusca
genitiveluscōrumluscārumluscōrum
dativeluscīsluscīsluscīs
accusativeluscōsluscāslusca
ablativeluscīsluscīsluscīs
vocativeluscīluscaelusca

luscus, a, um, adj. root luc of lux; with fundamental idea to glimmer; cf. Gr. λυγη, gloom,
I. one-eyed: Le. Oculum ego ecfodiam tibi, si verbum addideris. Sc. Hercle qui dicam tamen: nam si sic non licebit, luscus dixero, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 64; id. Curc. 4, 2, 19: Appius cenabo, inquit, apud te, huic lusco, familiari meo C. Sestio: uni enim locum esse video, Cic. de Or. 2, 60, 246; Mart. 4, 65; Gai Inst. 3, 214: cum Gaetula ducem portaret belua luscum (of Hannibal), Juv. 10, 157: ambos perdidit ille oculos, et luscis invidet, id. 10, 228.—Hence, with one eye shut, i. e. taking aim, said mockingly of a statue: statua meditatur proelia lusca, Juv. 7, 128; half-blind, Mart. 9, 37, 10.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *lukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare with male lūminātus (“short-sighted”), from the same root.

Descendants
  • Catalanllosc
  • Italianlosco
  • Frenchlouchefrom Old French lois
  • Englishlouchefrom Old French lois
  • Portugueselusco
  • Spanishlusco
  • Dutchlouchefrom Old French lois
  • Sicilianluscu
  • Galicianlusco
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Luscus2
Luscus m sg (genitive Luscī)
Classical[ˈɫʊs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlus.kus]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLuscus—
genitiveLuscī—
dativeLuscō—
accusativeLuscum—
ablativeLuscō—
vocativeLusce—

Origins

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

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLuscusLuscus. a cognomen of the Annia, Aufidia, and Furia gentes, derived, like so many of the Roman surnames, from a physical imperfection -- blear-sight. …

Quick answers

What does luscus mean in Latin?
luscus, a adjective, means “one-eyed; half blind, blind in one eye; with one eye shut, as when taking aim”.
How do you pronounce luscus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫʊs.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlus.kus].