testu
See also: testű
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtestu/ [ˈt̪es̪.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -estu
- Syllabification: tes‧tu
Noun
testu m (plural testos)
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From testa.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛs.tuː], [ˈtɛs.tʊ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɛs.t̪u]
Noun
testū̆ n (genitive testūs or testū); fourth declension
- Vessel of earthenware
- 234 BCE – 149 BCE, Cato the Elder, De Agri Cultura 75:
- Inde panem facitō, folia subditō, in focō caldō sub testū coquitō lēniter.
- Make a loaf out of it, put leaves under it, cook it gently in warm fire under a crock.
- Inde panem facitō, folia subditō, in focō caldō sub testū coquitō lēniter.
Declension
Fourth-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | testū̆1 | testua |
| genitive | testūs2 testū3 |
testuum |
| dative | testū4 testuī2 |
testibus |
| accusative | testū̆1 | testua |
| ablative | testū4 | testibus |
| vocative | testū̆1 | testua |
1The length of the final vowel is uncertain in the nominative/accusative/vocative singular; Martianus Capella considers it to end with -ū, while Servius considers it to end with -ŭ.
2According to Martianus Capella.
3According to Servius.
4According to both.
Derived terms
References
- “testu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “testu”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- testu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.