tuscus

See also: Tuscus

Latin

Alternative forms

Tuscus

Etymology

From an earlier form *Truscus^[1] or possibly *Turscus (compare Umbrian Turskum),^[2] a shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”),^[1] which see for more.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtus.kus/, [ˈtʊs.kʊs]

Adjective

tuscus (feminine tusca, neuter tuscum); first/second declension

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	tuscus	tusca	tuscum	tuscī	tuscae	tusca
genitive	tuscī	tuscae	tuscī	tuscōrum	tuscārum	tuscōrum
dative	tuscō	tuscae	tuscō	tuscīs
accusative	tuscum	tuscam	tuscum	tuscōs	tuscās	tusca
ablative	tuscō	tuscā	tuscō	tuscīs
vocative	tusce	tusca	tuscum	tuscī	tuscae	tusca

Derived terms

Tuscia

Descendants

Italian: tosco

References

tuscus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

1 2 “Tuscan” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
↑ Giuliano Bonfante, ‎Larissa Bonfante, The Etruscan Language: An Introduction, Revised Editon (2002, ISBN 0719055407), page 51: In other languages, the Etruscans' name comes from a stem turs- (Latin Tuscus, from *Turs-cos, archaic Umbrian turskum (numen), later Umbrian tuscom (nome), Latin Etruria from *E-trus-ia (?), Greek Tyrs-enoi (from Greek tyrsis, Latin turris, 'tower')).

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[Etymonline-1] 1 2 “Tuscan” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

[Bonfante-2] Giuliano Bonfante, ‎Larissa Bonfante, The Etruscan Language: An Introduction, Revised Editon (2002, ISBN 0719055407), page 51: In other languages, the Etruscans' name comes from a stem turs- (Latin Tuscus, from *Turs-cos, archaic Umbrian turskum (numen), later Umbrian tuscom (nome), Latin Etruria from *E-trus-ia (?), Greek Tyrs-enoi (from Greek tyrsis, Latin turris, 'tower')).