"testamentum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /tes.taːˈmen.tum/ [Classical-Latin], [t̪ɛs̠t̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /tes.taˈmen.tum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [t̪est̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From testārī (“to testify”) + -mentum (noun suffix). The biblical sense came about as a confused rendering of Ancient Greek διαθήκη (diathḗkē, “covenant, or (alternatively) will, testament”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|testor|mentum|alt1=testārī|pos2=noun suffix|t1=to testify}} testārī (“to testify”) + -mentum (noun suffix), {{der|la|grc|διαθήκη|t=covenant, or (alternatively) will, testament}} Ancient Greek διαθήκη (diathḗkē, “covenant, or (alternatively) will, testament”) Head templates: {{la-noun|testāmentum<2>}} testāmentum n (genitive testāmentī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|testāmentum<2>}} Forms: testāmentum [canonical, neuter], testāmentī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], testāmentum [nominative, singular], testāmenta [nominative, plural], testāmentī [genitive, singular], testāmentōrum [genitive, plural], testāmentō [dative, singular], testāmentīs [dative, plural], testāmentum [accusative, singular], testāmenta [accusative, plural], testāmentō [ablative, singular], testāmentīs [ablative, plural], testāmentum [singular, vocative], testāmenta [plural, vocative]
  1. will, testament Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-testamentum-la-noun-YQNtBxpw
  2. (religion) Testament Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-testamentum-la-noun-LqZ~Zy85 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -mentum Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 34 66 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -mentum: 27 73 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Novum Testāmentum (english: the New Testament), testāmenta nūncupō (english: I announce or acknowledge before witnesses), testāmentārius (english: of or belonging to wills), testāmentī factiō (english: legal capacity to participate in a will), Vetus Testāmentum (english: the Old Testament) Related terms: cōdicillum
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      "english": "the New Testament",
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        "1": "testāmentum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "testāmentum n (genitive testāmentī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "testāmentum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cōdicillum"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "will, testament"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ],
        [
          "testament",
          "testament"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples",
        "la:Religion"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The Old and New Testament.",
          "text": "Testamentum vetus et novum.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Testament"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "Testament",
          "Testament"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) Testament"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tes.taːˈmen.tum/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ɛs̠t̪äːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tes.taˈmen.tum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪est̪äˈmɛn̪t̪um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "testamentum"
}

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