testis

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English [edit]

Noun [edit]

testis (plural testes)

  1. (anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate
  2. (biology) An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From older terstis, probably reformed from tristis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trityo-sth₂s "a third party standing" after the two parties to a contract or dispute. Cf. Oscan trstus (witnesses, nominative plural)[1].

Noun [edit]

testis (genitive testis); m & f, third declension

  1. witness
  2. one who testifies or attests.

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative testis testēs
genitive testis testium
dative testī testibus
accusative testem testīs

testēs

ablative testī

teste

testibus
vocative testis testēs

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Noun [edit]

testis (genitive testis); m, third declension

  1. testicle

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References [edit]

  1. ^ J. Gvozdanović, Indo-European numerals, §12.5.3.1.

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin testis.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /têstis/
  • Hyphenation: te‧stis

Noun [edit]

tȅstis m (Cyrillic spelling тȅстис)

  1. (anatomy) testicle

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Turkish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin.

Noun [edit]

testis

  1. testicle

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