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corusco.

to shake, brandish, wave, move about

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kɔˈrʊs.koː]Classical-Latin[koˈrus.ko]
  1. to shake, brandish, wave, move about

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  2. to shake, vibrate, flit

    conjugation-1 · intransitive · uncommon
  3. to strike or flash lightning

    conjugation-1 · impersonal · personal · rare
  4. to flash, coruscate, gleam

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Related to coruscus (“vibrating, flashing”). Of uncertain origin according to the TLL; perhaps related to Ancient Greek κορύσσω (korússō, “equip with helmet”) and κορύπτω (korúptō, “headbutt”). Compare Ancient Greek σκαίρω (skaírō, “hop, dance”), ἀσκαρίζω (askarízō, “throb”), σκιρτάω (skirtáō, “leap, bound”).

adj[kɔˈrʊs.koː]Classical-Latin[koˈrus.ko]
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of coruscus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

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noun[kɔˈrʊs.koː]Classical-Latin[koˈrus.ko]
  1. dative/ablative singular of coruscum

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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