oscen
Latin
Etymology
Alteration of an earlier *opscen, from ops- + -cen (“singer”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈos.ken/, [ˈɔs̠kɛn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈoʃ.ʃen/, [ˈɔʃːen]
Noun
oscen m or f (genitive oscinis); third declension
- any bird by whose song or cries (rather than flight) augurs divined omina
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oscen | oscinēs |
| Genitive | oscinis | oscinum |
| Dative | oscinī | oscinibus |
| Accusative | oscinem | oscinēs |
| Ablative | oscine | oscinibus |
| Vocative | oscen | oscinēs |
Derived terms
- oscinus
References
- “oscen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oscen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- oscĕn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,095/2
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the omens are favourable to some one: aves (alites, oscines) addīcunt alicui (opp. abdicunt aliquid)
- the omens are favourable to some one: aves (alites, oscines) addīcunt alicui (opp. abdicunt aliquid)
- “oscen” on page 1,273/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)