subscus

Latin

Alternative forms

• subscūdo, suscūs

Etymology

From sub- +‎ cūdō +‎ -s. Compare incūs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsub.skuːs/, [ˈs̠ʊps̠kuːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsub.skus/, [ˈsubskus]

Noun

subscūs f (genitive subscūdis); third declension

1. a type of cramping similar to a dovetail consisting of two secūriculīs

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	subscūs	subscūdēs
genitive	subscūdis	subscūdum
dative	subscūdī	subscūdibus
accusative	subscūdem	subscūdēs
ablative	subscūde	subscūdibus
vocative	subscūs	subscūdēs

References

• “subscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• subscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.