testu

See also: testű

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtestu/ [ˈt̪es̪.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -estu
• Syllabification: tes‧tu

Noun

testu m (plural testos)

1. text

Latin

Alternative forms

• testum

Etymology

From testa.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛs.tuː], [ˈtɛs.tʊ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ɛs.t̪u]

Noun

testū̆ n (genitive testūs or testū); fourth declension

1. Vessel of earthenware
   • 234 BCE – 149 BCE, Cato the Elder, De Agri Cultura 75:

     Inde panem facitō, folia subditō, in focō caldō sub testū coquitō lēniter.

     Make a loaf out of it, put leaves under it, cook it gently in warm fire under a crock.

Declension

Fourth-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	testū̆1	testua
genitive	testūs2 testū3	testuum
dative	testū4 testuī2	testibus
accusative	testū̆1	testua
ablative	testū4	testibus
vocative	testū̆1	testua

¹The length of the final vowel is uncertain in the nominative/accusative/vocative singular; Martianus Capella considers it to end with -ū, while Servius considers it to end with -ŭ.
²According to Martianus Capella.
³According to Servius.
⁴According to both.

Derived terms

• testuācium

References

• “testu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “testu”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• testu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.