testaceus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From testa (brick, tile, sherd; shellfish) +‎ -āceus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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testāceus (feminine testācea, neuter testāceum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. made of bricks or tiles
  2. covered with a shell

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

References

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  • testaceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • testaceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.