testicular

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin testicularis, from Latin testiculum (“testicle”), diminutive of testis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛsˈtɪkjələ/, /tɛsˈtɪkjəlɚ/
• enPR: /tĕ-stĭk'yə-lər/, /tĕ-stĭk'yū-lər/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

testicular (not comparable)

1. (physiology) Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).

Derived terms

• extratesticular
• hematotesticular
• intratesticular
• nontesticular
• osteotesticular
• ovotesticular
• paratesticular
• peritesticular
• post-testicular
• pretesticular
• pre-testicular
• supratesticular
• testicular artery
• testicular dysgenesis syndrome
• testicularity
• testicularization
• testicularly
• testicular torsion

 

Related terms

• testes
• testosterone

Translations

pertaining to the testicles

• Catalan: testicular (ca)
• French: testiculaire (fr)
• Galician: testicular
• German: testikulär, Hoden- (de)
• Italian: testicolare
• Polish: jądrowy (pl)
• Portuguese: testicular (pt)
• Romanian: testicular (ro)
• Slovene: testikuláren
• Spanish: testicular (es)

Anagrams

• curtailest, trisulcate

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [təs.ti.kuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [təs.ti.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tes.ti.kuˈlaɾ]

Adjective

testicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural testiculars)

1. testicular

Related terms

• testicle

Further reading

• “testicular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

From testículo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tes.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaʁ/ [tes.t͡ʃi.kuˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tes.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaʁ/ [tes.t͡ʃi.kuˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tes.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʃ.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaʁ/ [teʃ.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tes.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨʃ.ti.kuˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨʃ.ti.kuˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨʃ.ti.kuˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

testicular m or f (plural testiculares)

1. testicular

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French testiculaire. By surface analysis, testicul +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtes.ti.kuˈlar/

Adjective

testicular m or n (feminine singular testiculară, masculine plural testiculari, feminine and neuter plural testiculare)

1. testicular

Declension

Declension of testicular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	testicular		testiculară	testiculari	testiculare
	definite	testicularul		testiculara	testicularii	testicularele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	testicular		testiculare	testiculari	testiculare
	definite	testicularului		testicularei	testicularelor	testicularilor

Related terms

• testicul

Spanish

Etymology

From testículo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /testikuˈlaɾ/ [t̪es.t̪i.kuˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: tes‧ti‧cu‧lar

Adjective

testicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural testiculares)

1. testicular

Further reading

• “testicular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014