LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

mariscos

mariscos m (genitive mariscī)
Classical[maˈrɪs.kɔs]Ecclesiastical[maˈris.kos]

Meaning

  1. masculinea kind of rush

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemariscosmariscī
mariscoe
genitivemariscīmariscōrum
dativemariscōmariscīs
accusativemariscon
mariscum
mariscōs
ablativemariscōmariscīs
vocativemariscemariscī
mariscoe

măriscos or -us, i, m.,
I. a kind of rush: de junco, quem mariscon appellat, Plin. 21, 18, 69, § 112.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαρίσκος (marískos, “bog rush”), which is probably a Pre-Greek word.

Quick answers

What does mariscos mean in Latin?
mariscos, a noun, means “a kind of rush”.
What is the genitive of mariscos?
The genitive singular is mariscī. mariscos is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce mariscos?
In classical Latin, [maˈrɪs.kɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈris.kos].