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) IPA^(key): /lusˈkiː.nus/, [ɫ̪ʊs̠ˈkiːnʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /luʃˈʃi.nus/, [luʃˈʃiːnus]

Proper noun

Luscīnus m sg (genitive Luscīnī); second declension

a cognomen used by the gens Fabricia
Gaius Fabricius Luscinus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	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.

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