aerusco

aerusco

Latin

FWOTD – 10 March 2015

Etymology

Probably a denominative in -ō from a lost adjective, Proto-Italic *aizoskos (“demanding”), or an s-derivative *aizos (“demand”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys-. Cognate with Old Armenian հայց (haycʿ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈrus.koː/, [ae̯ˈrʊs.koː]

Verb

aeruscō (present infinitive aeruscāre); first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

1. I get money by going about and exhibiting tricks; play the juggler
2. (by extension) I go begging.

Conjugation

Conjugation of aeruscō (first conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	aeruscō	aeruscās	aeruscat	aeruscāmus	aeruscātis	aeruscant
	imperfect	aeruscābam	aeruscābās	aeruscābat	aeruscābāmus	aeruscābātis	aeruscābant
	future	aeruscābō	aeruscābis	aeruscābit	aeruscābimus	aeruscābitis	aeruscābunt
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	aeruscem	aeruscēs	aeruscet	aeruscēmus	aeruscētis	aeruscent
	imperfect	aeruscārem	aeruscārēs	aeruscāret	aeruscārēmus	aeruscārētis	aeruscārent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	aeruscā	—	—	aeruscāte	—
	future	—	aeruscātō	aeruscātō	—	aeruscātōte	aeruscantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		aeruscāre	—	—	—	—	—
participles		aeruscāns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		aeruscandī	aeruscandō	aeruscandum	aeruscandō	—	—

Derived terms

• aeruscātor

References

• aerusco in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aerusco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette