testa
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
testa (plural testas or testae or testæ)
- Seed coat.
- The testa develops from the tissue, the integument, originally surrounding the ovule.
- (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /tɛs.ta/
Verb[edit]
testa
- third-person singular past historic of tester
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin testa.
Noun[edit]
testa f (plural teste)
Synonyms[edit]
- (part of the body): capo
Related terms[edit]
- a testa
- fuori di testa
- mal di testa
- montarsi la testa
- scuotere la testa
- testa a testa
- testa calda
- testacoda
- testa di cazzo (vulgar)
- testa di ponte
- testa di rapa
- testa di serie
- testa d'uovo
- testa dura
- testa matta
- testa o croce
- testata
- testiera
- titoli di testa
Verb[edit]
testa
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A loanword of uncertain origin.
Noun[edit]
testa (genitive testae); f, first declension
- a piece of burned clay; brick, tile; earthen pot; potsherd
- (figuratively) a shellfish; shell; a piece of bone, skull
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | testa | testae |
| genitive | testae | testārum |
| dative | testae | testīs |
| accusative | testam | testās |
| ablative | testā | testīs |
| vocative | testa | testae |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Old Provençal[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin testa.
Noun[edit]
testa f (oblique plural testas, nominative singular testa, nominative plural testas)
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin testa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
testa f (plural testas)
Romansch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin testa (“pot”).
Noun[edit]
testa f (plural testas)
Usage notes[edit]
In Rumantsch Grischun, the literary standard language, testa is used in the figurative sense, and chau in the anatomical sense. Usage differs somewhat, however, between dialects.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Rumantsch Grischun) chau
- (Sursilvan) tgau
- (Sutsilvan) tgieu
- (Surmiran) tgea
- (Puter) cho
- (Vallader) cheu
Sicilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin testa (“brick”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /t̪ʲɛs(ʃ)ta/
- Hyphenation: te‧sta
Noun[edit]
testa f (plural testi)
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
testa (infinitive testar)
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of testar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of testar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of testar.
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
-
audio (file)
Verb[edit]
testa (present testar, preterite testade, supine testat, imperative testa)
Conjugation[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English borrowed terms
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Marine biology
- French verb forms
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian nouns
- it:Skeleton
- Italian verb forms
- it:Anatomy
- Latin terms with unknown etymologies
- Latin nouns
- Old Provençal terms derived from Latin
- Old Provençal nouns
- Old Provençal feminine nouns
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese nouns
- Romansch terms derived from Latin
- Romansch nouns
- Sursilvan Romansch
- Surmiran Romansch
- Puter Romansch
- Vallader Romansch
- Sicilian terms derived from Latin
- Sicilian nouns
- scn:Anatomy
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb affirmative forms
- Spanish verb informal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb indicative forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
- Swedish verbs
