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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
Proper noun
Luscīnus m sg (genitive Luscīnī); second declension
- a cognomen used by the gens Fabricia
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
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.