luscus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare with male luminātus (“short-sighted”), from the same root.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlus.kus/, [ˈɫʊs.kʊs]

Adjective

luscus (feminine lusca, neuter luscum); first/second declension

  1. one-eyed
  2. with one eye shut (i.e. taking aim)
  3. half blind

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative luscus lusca luscum luscī luscae lusca
Genitive luscī luscae luscī luscōrum luscārum luscōrum
Dative luscō luscae luscō luscīs luscīs luscīs
Accusative luscum luscam luscum luscōs luscās lusca
Ablative luscō luscā luscō luscīs luscīs luscīs
Vocative lusce lusca luscum luscī luscae lusca

Descendants

References
  • luscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • luscus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • luscus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • luscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • luscus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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