Luscinus

Latin

Etymology

From luscīnus, from luscus (“one-eyed; half-blind; taking aim”) +‎ -īnus (“-ine: forming diminutives”), or directly from Luscus +‎ -īnus. Compare the similar cognomen pairs Paetus and Paetinus and Laevus and Laevinus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lusˈkiː.nus/, [ɫ̪ʊs̠ˈkiːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /luʃˈʃi.nus/, [luʃˈʃiːnus]

Proper noun

Luscīnus m sg (genitive Luscīnī); second declension

1. a cognomen used by the gens Fabricia

   Gaius Fabricius Luscinus

    

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Luscīnus
genitive	Luscīnī
dative	Luscīnō
accusative	Luscīnum
ablative	Luscīnō
vocative	Luscīne

References

• Luscinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.