adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
suffuscus
suffuscus (feminine suffusca, neuter suffuscum)
Classical[sʊfˈfʊs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[sufˈfus.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivebrownish, darkish, or off-colour
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suffuscus subfuscus | suffusca subfusca | suffuscum subfuscum |
| genitive | suffuscī subfuscī | suffuscae subfuscae | suffuscī subfuscī |
| dative | suffuscō subfuscō | suffuscae subfuscae | suffuscō subfuscō |
| accusative | suffuscum subfuscum | suffuscam subfuscam | suffuscum subfuscum |
| ablative | suffuscō subfuscō | suffuscā subfuscā | suffuscō subfuscō |
| vocative | suffusce subfusce | suffusca subfusca | suffuscum subfuscum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suffuscī subfuscī | suffuscae subfuscae | suffusca subfusca |
| genitive | suffuscōrum subfuscōrum | suffuscārum subfuscārum | suffuscōrum subfuscōrum |
| dative | suffuscīs subfuscīs | suffuscīs subfuscīs | suffuscīs subfuscīs |
| accusative | suffuscōs subfuscōs | suffuscās subfuscās | suffusca subfusca |
| ablative | suffuscīs subfuscīs | suffuscīs subfuscīs | suffuscīs subfuscīs |
| vocative | suffuscī subfuscī | suffuscae subfuscae | suffusca subfusca |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
suffuscus or sub-fuscus adj.,
brownish, dusky: margarita, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsuffuscus
Latin sub- Latin fuscus Latin suffuscus From sub- + fuscus (“dark, black”).
In English words that came into English from suffuscus
- subfuscsubfuscus
- subfuscoussubfuscus