testu

See also: testű

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtestu/, [ˈt̪es̪.t̪u]

Noun

testu m (plural testos)

1. text

Latin

Alternative forms

• testum

Etymology

From testa.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tuː/, [ˈt̪ɛs̠t̪uː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tu/, [ˈt̪ɛst̪u]

Noun

testū n (genitive testūs); 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	testū	testua
genitive	testūs	testuum
dative	testū	testibus
accusative	testū	testua
ablative	testū	testibus
vocative	testū	testua

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.