Rusca

See also: rusca

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Rusca m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈrus.ka/, [ˈrʊs̠kä]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈrus.ka/, [ˈruskä]

Proper noun

Rusca m sg (genitive Ruscae); first declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Marcus Pinarius Rusca, a Roman tribune

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rusca
Genitive	Ruscae
Dative	Ruscae
Accusative	Ruscam
Ablative	Ruscā
Vocative	Rusca

References

• Rusca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

From ruscă.

Proper noun

Rusca f

1. A village in Lăpușna, Hîncești Raion, Moldova
2. A river in Suceava, Romania, tributary to the Bistrița
3. A river in Galați, Romania, tributary to the Siret
4. A river in Suceava, Romania, tributary to the Sucevița
5. A river in Caraș-Severin, Romania, tributary to the Bistra
6. A village in Teregova, Caraș-Severin, Romania
7. A village in Dorna-Arini, Suceava, Romania
8. A village in Pădureni, Vaslui, Romania