Tusculum

See also: tusculum

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from tusci (“Etruscans”) +‎ -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪us.ku.lum]

Proper noun

Tusculum n sg (genitive Tusculī); second declension

a city of Latium said to be founded by Telegonus, the son of Ulysses

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Tusculum
genitive	Tusculī
dative	Tusculō
accusative	Tusculum
ablative	Tusculō
vocative	Tusculum
locative	Tusculī

Derived terms

Tusculānus

Descendants

→ English: Tusculum
→ Italian: Tusculo
→ Ancient Greek: Τούσκουλον (Toúskoulon)
- Greek: Τούσκουλο (Toúskoulo)
→ Portuguese: Túsculo
→ Russian: Тускул (Tuskul)

References

Tusculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Tusculum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Ptol., Plin., Liv., Dion., Cic.