"testu" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈtɛs.tuː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtɛs.tʊ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtɛs.tu] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From testa. Head templates: {{la-noun|testū̆<4>}} testū̆ n (genitive testūs or testū); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|testū̆<4>}} Forms: testū̆ [canonical, neuter], testūs [genitive], testū [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], testū̆ [nominative, singular], testua [nominative, plural], testūs [genitive, singular], testū [genitive, singular], testuum [genitive, plural], testū [dative, singular], testuī [dative, singular], testibus [dative, plural], testū̆ [accusative, singular], testua [accusative, plural], testū [ablative, singular], testibus [ablative, plural], testū̆ [singular, vocative], testua [plural, vocative], testum [alternative]
  1. Vessel of earthenware Tags: declension-4 Derived forms: testuācium
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  "etymology_text": "From testa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testū̆",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testūs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testuum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testuī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testum",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "testū̆<4>"
      },
      "expansion": "testū̆ n (genitive testūs or testū); fourth declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "testū̆<4>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "testuācium"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Make a loaf out of it, put leaves under it, cook it gently in warm fire under a crock.",
          "ref": "234 BCE – 149 BCE, Cato the Elder, De Agri Cultura 75",
          "text": "Inde panem facitō, folia subditō, in focō caldō sub testū coquitō lēniter.",
          "translation": "Make a loaf out of it, put leaves under it, cook it gently in warm fire under a crock.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vessel of earthenware"
      ],
      "id": "en-testu-la-noun-qO1ftq8K",
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛs.tuː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛs.tʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛs.tu]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "testu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "testuācium"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From testa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testū̆",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testūs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testuum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testuī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testum",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "testū̆<4>"
      },
      "expansion": "testū̆ n (genitive testūs or testū); fourth declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "testū̆<4>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin fourth declension nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin neuter nouns",
        "Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Make a loaf out of it, put leaves under it, cook it gently in warm fire under a crock.",
          "ref": "234 BCE – 149 BCE, Cato the Elder, De Agri Cultura 75",
          "text": "Inde panem facitō, folia subditō, in focō caldō sub testū coquitō lēniter.",
          "translation": "Make a loaf out of it, put leaves under it, cook it gently in warm fire under a crock.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vessel of earthenware"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛs.tuː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛs.tʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛs.tu]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "testu"
}

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