LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

rūscum

rūscum n (genitive rūscī)
Classical[ˈruːs.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrus.kum]

Meaning

  1. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerūscumrūsca
genitiverūscīrūscōrum
dativerūscōrūscīs
accusativerūscumrūsca
ablativerūscōrūscīs
vocativerūscumrūsca

ruscum (rustum), i, n.,
I. butcher'sbroom: Ruscus aculeatus, Linn.; Plin. 21, 15, 50, § 86; 27, 100, § 173; 23, 9, 83, § 166; Verg. E. 7, 42; id. G. 2, 413; Col. 10, 374; cf. Fest. p. 262 Müll.

Origins

Unknown; Late Latin forms possibly contaminated by *brūcus (“heather”).

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianrusco
  • Italianbrusco
  • Italianbruscolo
  • Italianbrusca
  • Istriotbruschèra
  • Neapolitanrusco
  • Venetanrusco
  • Venetanrosco
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanrusco
  • Occitanbrusc
  • Frenchbruscfrom Occitan brusc
  • Occitanbrusca
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueserusco
  • Spanishrusco
Borrowings
  • Albanianrushk
  • Greekμπρούσκος
  • Proto-West Germanic*ruskijā

Quick answers

What does rūscum mean in Latin?
rūscum, a noun, means “butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)”.
What is the genitive of rūscum?
The genitive singular is rūscī. rūscum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce rūscum?
In classical Latin, [ˈruːs.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrus.kum].