testimonio

See also: testimonió and testimoniò

English

Etymology

• Latin American (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish testimonio (“testimony”).

Noun

testimonio (plural testimonios)

1. (sociology) a first-hand account of politically charged experiences; an oral history narrative
   • 1988, Sommer D. "Not Just a Personal Story: Women’s Testimonios and the Plural Self". In: Schenck C, Brodzki B Life/Lines: Theoretical Essays on Women’s Autobiography. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
   • 1989 (Spring), John Beverley "The Margin at the Center: On Testimonio (Testimonial Narrative)" MFS Modern Fiction Studies Volume 35, Number 1, pp. 11-28 doi:10.1353/mfs.0.0923

Usage notes

• Common in feminist and postmodern academic discourse

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tes.tiˈmɔ.njo/, [t̪es̪t̪iˈmɔːn̺jo]
• Hyphenation: te‧sti‧mò‧nio

Etymology 1

From Latin testimōnium, derived from testis.

Noun

testimonio m (plural testimoni)

1. (rare) deposition, testimony

   Synonym: testimonianza

2. witness

   Synonym: testimone

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

testimonio

1. first-person singular present indicative of testimoniare

Anagrams

• monoteisti

References

• testimonio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) testimōniō

1. dative singular of testimōnium
2. ablative singular of testimōnium

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin testimonium.

Noun

testimonio m (plural testimonios)

1. testimony.

Verb

testimonio

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of testimoniar.