Fuscus
See also: fuscus
Latin
Etymology
From fuscus (“dark, black”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfus.kus/, [ˈfʊs̠kʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfus.kus/, [ˈfuskus]
Proper noun
Fuscus m sg (genitive Fuscī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Aristius Fuscus, a Roman poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fuscus |
| Genitive | Fuscī |
| Dative | Fuscō |
| Accusative | Fuscum |
| Ablative | Fuscō |
| Vocative | Fusce |
Derived terms
- Fuscīnus
References
- “Fuscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fuscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette