LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

oscen

oscen m or f (genitive oscinis)
Classical[ˈɔs.kɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔʃ.ʃen]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculineany bird by whose song or cries (rather than flight) augurs divined omens
    Coordinate term: praepes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoscenoscinēs
genitiveoscinisoscinum
dativeoscinīoscinibus
accusativeoscinemoscinēs
ablativeoscineoscinibus
vocativeoscenoscinēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

aves (alites, oscines) addīcunt alicui (opp. abdicunt aliquid)
the omens are favourable to some one.

oscen, ĭnis, m. (but f. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, 7, 67; Plin. 10, 19, 22, § 43) [obscen, from obs-cano],
I. a singing-bird, esp. in the auspices; a divining-bird, from whose notes auguries were taken (e. g. the raven, crow, owl): aves aut oscines sunt, aut praepetes: oscines, quae ore futura praedicunt; praepetes, quae volatu augurium significant, Serv. Verg. A. 3, 361; Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 13: oscinem corvum prece suscitabo, Hor. C. 3, 27, 11; Plin. 10, 19, 22, § 43; App. de Deo Soc. p. 45, 29: Phoebeius, i. e. the crow metamorphosed by Phœbus, Aus. Idyll. 11, 15.

Origins

Alteration of an earlier *opscen, from ops- + -cen (“singer”).

Quick answers

What does oscen mean in Latin?
oscen, a noun, means “any bird by whose song or cries (rather than flight) augurs divined omens”.
What is the genitive of oscen?
The genitive singular is oscinis. oscen is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce oscen?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔs.kɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔʃ.ʃen].