testuggine
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin testūdinem (“tortoise, turtle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]testuggine f (plural testuggini)
- (zoology) tortoise, turtle, sea turtle
- (medicine) bandage for heels and elbows
- (Ancient Rome, military, historical) an attack method where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
- (Ancient Rome, architecture, historical) a roof formed by four planes converging towards the centre, used especially for aedicules
- (music, historical) chelys, lyre, lute, sound box
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ testuggine in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
[edit]- testuggine in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- testuggine in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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- Italian terms inherited from Latin
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- Rhymes:Italian/uddʒine
- Rhymes:Italian/uddʒine/4 syllables
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- it:Zoology
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- it:Music
- it:Turtles