LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rūsca1

rūsca f (genitive rūscae)
Classical[ˈruːs.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈrus.ka]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinbark

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerūscarūscae
genitiverūscaerūscārum
dativerūscaerūscīs
accusativerūscamrūscās
ablativerūscārūscīs
vocativerūscarūscae

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- Proto-Celtic *rukskos Proto-Celtic *rūskos Gaulish rūscabor. Latin rusca Borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”).

Descendants
  • Catalanrusc
  • Frenchruchefrom Old French rusche
  • Englishruchefrom Old French rusche
  • GermanRüschefrom Old French rusche
  • Italianruchefrom Old French rusche
  • Occitanruscafrom Old Occitan rusca
  • Occitanruschafrom Old Occitan rusca
  • Aragoneserusca
  • Polishriuszafrom Old French rusche
  • Normanruchefrom Old French rusche
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Rusca2
Rusca m sg (genitive Ruscae)
Classical[ˈrʊs.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈrus.ka]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularMarcus Pinarius Rusca, a Roman tribune

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRusca—
genitiveRuscae—
dativeRuscae—
accusativeRuscam—
ablativeRuscā—
vocativeRusca—

Rusca, ae, m.,
I. a surname in the Pinarian family: M. Rusca, a tribune of the people, A.U.C. 622, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261.

Quick answers

What does rūsca mean in Latin?
rūsca, a noun, means “bark”.
What is the genitive of rūsca?
The genitive singular is rūscae. rūsca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rūsca?
In classical Latin, [ˈruːs.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrus.ka].