testum

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Latin

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Etymology

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From testa (piece of burned clay).

Noun

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testum n (genitive testī); second declension

  1. earthenware pot, vessel

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative testum testa
Genitive testī testōrum
Dative testō testīs
Accusative testum testa
Ablative testō testīs
Vocative testum testa

Descendants

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  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: tsestu
    • Romanian: țest
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

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  • testum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • testum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.