testis

§English

§Noun

testis (plural testes)

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

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§Latin

§Etymology

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. Compare Oscan trstus (“witnesses”, nominative plural).

§Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tis/, [ˈtɛs.tɪs]

§Noun

testis m, f (genitive testis); third declension

1. witness
2. one who testifies or attests.

§Inflection

Third declension i-stem, alternative ablative singular in -ī.

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

§Related terms

• testātiō
• testātus
• testificātiō

• testificor
• testimōnium
• testor

§Noun

testis m (genitive testis); third declension

1. testicle

§Related terms

• testiculus

§Descendants

• English: testis

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§Serbo-Croatian

§Etymology

Borrowing from Latin testis.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /têstis/
• Hyphenation: te‧stis

§Noun

tȅstis m (Cyrillic spelling тȅстис)

1. (anatomy) testicle

§Declension

    declension of testis

	singular	plural
nominative	tȅstis	tȅstisi
genitive	tȅstisa	tȅstīsā
dative	tȅstisu	tȅstisima
accusative	tȅstis	tȅstise
vocative	tȅstisu	tȅstisi
locative	tȅstisu	tȅstisima
instrumental	tȅstisom	tȅstisima

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§Turkish

§Etymology

Borrowing from Latin testis.

§Noun

testis

1. testicle

§Declension

declension of testis

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	testis	testisler
definite accusative (belirtme)	testisi	testisleri
dative (yönelme)	testise	testislere
locative (bulunma)	testiste	testislerde
ablative (çıkma)	testisten	testislerden
genitive (tamlayan)	testisin	testislerin

    possessive forms of testis

	singular	plural
benim (my)	testisim	testislerim
senin (your)	testisin	testislerin
onun (his/her/its)	testisi	testisleri
bizim (our)	testisimiz	testislerimiz
sizin (your)	testisiniz	testisleriniz
onların (their)	testisi/testisleri	testisleri

§Synonyms

• er bezi

§See also

• taşak (vulgar)