LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Tusculum

Tusculum n sg (genitive Tusculī)
Classical[ˈtʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtus.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingulara city of Latium said to be founded by Telegonus, the son of Ulysses

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTusculum—
genitiveTusculī—
dativeTusculō—
accusativeTusculum—
ablativeTusculō—
vocativeTusculum—
locativeTusculī—

tuscŭlum (thusc-), i, n. dim. tus,
I. a little frankincense, Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 15.
Tuscŭlum, i, n.,
I. a very ancient town of Latium, on a hill near the modern Frascati, Liv. 2, 15 sq.; 6, 33 sq.; Cic. Font. 18, 41; id. Div. 1, 43, 98; 2, 45, 94; Hor. Epod. 1, 29 al.—Hence,
A. Tuscŭlā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tusculum, Tusculan: ager, Varr. L. L. 7, § 318 Müll.: colles, Liv. 3, 7, 3: aqua, Cic. Balb. 20, 45: populus, Liv. 8, 37: sacra, Varr. L. L. 6, § 16 Müll. et saep.—Substt.
a. Tuscŭ-lānum, i, n., the name of several estates at Tusculum; so Cicero's estate there, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; 7, 5, 3; id. Fam. 7, 23, 3.—Hence, Tusculanae Disputationes, the title of a work written there by Cicero.—An estate of Cœsar, Cic. de Or. 2, 3, 13.—Of L. Crassus, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 24; 1, 21, 98.—Of M. Crassus, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 3.—Of Lucullus, Cic. Ac. 2, 48, 148; id. Fin. 3, 2, 7 al.—Hence, Tuscŭlānen-sis, e, adj., of or pertaining to Tusculum: dies, passed at the Tusculan estate, Cic. Fam. 9, 6, 4.—
b. Tuscŭlāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tusculum, Tusculans, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64; Varr. L. L. 6, 3, 55; Cic. Off. 1, 11, 35; id. Balb. 13, 31.—
B. Tuscŭlus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tusculum, Tusculan (poet. for Tusculanus): tellus, Tib. 1, 7, 57; Mart. 9, 61, 2: colles, id. 4, 64, 13: moenia, Sil. 7, 692: umbra, Stat. S. 4, 4, 16.—Plur. subst.: Tuscŭli, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tusculum, the Tusculans, Mart. 7, 31, 11.

Origins

Uncertain; possibly from tusci (“Etruscans”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • EnglishTusculum
  • FrenchTusculum
  • ItalianTusculo
  • FrenchTusculefrom Middle French Tuscule
  • PortugueseTúsculo
  • GreekΤούσκουλοfrom Ancient Greek Τούσκουλον
  • RussianТускул

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTusculumTusculum (Τούσκουλον, Ptol. 3.1.61; Τούσκλον, Strab. v. p.237; Τούσκλος, Steph. B. sub voce p. 673: Eth. Tusculanus, Cic. Balb. 20; Liv. 3.7, &c.: Adj…

Quick answers

What does Tusculum mean in Latin?
Tusculum, a proper noun, means “a city of Latium said to be founded by Telegonus, the son of Ulysses”.
What is the genitive of Tusculum?
The genitive singular is Tusculī. Tusculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tusculum?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtus.ku.lum].