Latin

Noun

rusca f ‎(genitive ruscae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) bark

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Lombard: rusca
• Old French: rusche
  • Middle French: rusche
    • French: ruche
• Piedmontese: rusca
• Old Provençal: rusca
  • Catalan: rusca

Etymology 2

Noun

rusca

1. nominative plural of ruscum
2. accusative plural of ruscum
3. vocative plural of ruscum

References

• RUSCA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Lombard

Etymology

From Medieval Latin rusca ‎(“bark”).

Noun

rusca f

1. bark

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin rusca ‎(“bark”).

Noun

rusca f

1. bark