testis
English
editEtymology
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editNoun
edittestis (plural testes)
- (anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.
- (biology) An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra.
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editLatin
editEtymology 1
editFor *terstis, from Proto-Italic *tristos, from Proto-Indo-European *tristh₂s ("a third party standing", after the two parties to a contract or dispute), from *tréyes (“three”) and *steh₂- (“to stand”). Compare Oscan trstus (“witnesses”, nominative plural).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtes.tis/, [ˈt̪ɛs̠t̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtes.tis/, [ˈt̪ɛst̪is]
Noun
edittestis m or f (genitive testis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | testis | testēs |
| genitive | testis | testium |
| dative | testī | testibus |
| accusative | testem | testēs testīs |
| ablative | teste | testibus |
| vocative | testis | testēs |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editOf disputed origin. Perhaps either:
- From some particular use of testis (“witness”), as in "bearing witness to the sex act",[5] or
- Related to testa (“pot, shell”).[6]
Noun
edittestis m (genitive testis); third declension
- testicle
- c. 206 BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus 1426:
- Si posthac prehendero ego te hīc, carebis testibus.
- If, after this time, I catch you here again, you will be missing your testicles.
- Si posthac prehendero ego te hīc, carebis testibus.
Declension
editThird-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | testis | testēs |
| genitive | testis | testium |
| dative | testī | testibus |
| accusative | testem | testēs testīs |
| ablative | teste | testibus |
| vocative | testis | testēs |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: testis (learned)
- → Indonesian: testis (learned)
- → Italian: teste (learned)
- → Serbo-Croatian: (learned)
- → Turkish: testis (learned)
References
edit- “testis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “testis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- testis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- testis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- an important witness: testis gravis
- a witness worthy of all credit: testis locuples
- an impartial witness: testis incorruptus atque integer
- to cite a person to give evidence on a matter: aliquem testem alicuius rei (in aliquid) citare
- to use some one's evidence: aliquem testem adhibere
- to use some one's evidence: aliquo teste uti
- to produce as a witness: aliquem testem dare, edere, proferre
- to produce as a witness: aliquem testem producere
- to appear as witness against a person: testem prodire (in aliquem)
- to be convicted by some one's evidence: testibus teneri, convictum esse
- this shows, proves..: testis est, testatur, declarat
- an important witness: testis gravis
- “testis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “testis”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- ^ J. Gvozdanović, Indo-European numerals, §12.5.3.1.
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1004
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1090
- ^ Skutsch, Franz (1897) “Zur lateinischen Grammatik. 4. Testis ‘zeuge’”, in Beiträge zur Kunde der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 23, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 100–104
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “testis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 618
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “testis”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittȅstis m (Cyrillic spelling те̏стис)
Declension
editTurkish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
edittestis (definite accusative testisi, plural testisler)
Declension
editSee also
edit- taşak (vulgar)
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