adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
tuscus1
tuscus (feminine tusca, neuter tuscum)
Classical[ˈtʊs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtus.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveEtruscan
- adjectiveTuscan
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuscus | tusca | tuscum |
| genitive | tuscī | tuscae | tuscī |
| dative | tuscō | tuscae | tuscō |
| accusative | tuscum | tuscam | tuscum |
| ablative | tuscō | tuscā | tuscō |
| vocative | tusce | tusca | tuscum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuscī | tuscae | tusca |
| genitive | tuscōrum | tuscārum | tuscōrum |
| dative | tuscīs | tuscīs | tuscīs |
| accusative | tuscōs | tuscās | tusca |
| ablative | tuscīs | tuscīs | tuscīs |
| vocative | tuscī | tuscae | tusca |
Tuscus, a, um, v. Tusci, B.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Tuscus adj.,
of the Tuscans, Tuscan, Etruscan, Etrurian, C., L., N., O.: amnis, i. e. the Tiber, H., O.: flumen, O.: alveus, H.: vicus, a street of bad repute in Rome, L., H.
Origins
From an earlier form *Truscus or possibly *Turscus (compare Umbrian Turskum), a shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”), which see for more.
Descendants
- Catalantosc
- Catalantoix
- Italiantosco
- Portuguesetosco
- Spanishtosco
- Catalantotxofrom Vulgar Latin *tusculus
- Spanishtochofrom Vulgar Latin *tusculus
- Asturiantoscu
- Asturiantollu
- Asturiantochu