"testuggine" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /tesˈtud.d͡ʒi.ne/ Forms: testuggini [plural]
Rhymes: -uddʒine Etymology: Inherited from Latin testūdinem (“tortoise, turtle”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:testudo<alt:testūdinem><t:tortoise, turtle>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tūdō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "testudo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "testuggine", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="testuggine">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|testudo|testūdinem|tortoise, turtle|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin testūdinem (“tortoise, turtle”), {{inh+|it|la|testudo|testūdinem|tortoise, turtle}} Inherited from Latin testūdinem (“tortoise, turtle”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} testuggine f (plural testuggini)
  1. (zoology) tortoise, turtle, sea turtle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-testuggine-it-noun-WGG~cYqc Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (medicine) bandage for heels and elbows Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-testuggine-it-noun-n4xE6MZ6 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (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. Tags: Ancient-Rome, feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-testuggine-it-noun-6Ob-3zcD Categories (other): Ancient Rome, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (Ancient Rome, architecture, historical) a roof formed by four planes converging towards the centre, used especially for aedicules Tags: Ancient-Rome, feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-testuggine-it-noun-ZzHDikPA Categories (other): Ancient Rome, Architecture Topics: architecture
  5. (music, historical) chelys, lyre, lute, sound box Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-testuggine-it-noun-KSqA-3OW Categories (other): Music, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Turtles Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 11 3 11 14 62 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 14 13 53 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 7 12 17 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 4 6 16 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 13 15 59 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 7 11 14 57 Disambiguation of Turtles: 27 9 10 13 41 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tartaruga Related terms: testudinato

Inflected forms

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