Tusculum

See also: tusculum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtus.ku.lum/, [ˈt̪ʊs̠kʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtus.ku.lum/, [ˈt̪uskulum]

Proper noun

Tusculum n sg (genitive Tusculī); second declension

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

Declension

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

Case	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.