testiculus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Diminutive of testis (“testicle”).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /tesˈti.ku.lus/, [t̪ɛs̠ˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tesˈti.ku.lus/, [t̪esˈt̪iːkulus]

Noun edit

testiculus m (genitive testiculī); second declension

(anatomy) a testicle
(figuratively) manliness

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	testiculus	testiculī
Genitive	testiculī	testiculōrum
Dative	testiculō	testiculīs
Accusative	testiculum	testiculōs
Ablative	testiculō	testiculīs
Vocative	testicule	testiculī

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

→ English: testicle
→ Catalan: testicle
→ French: testicule
→ Italian: testicolo
→ Portuguese: testículo
→ Romanian: testicul
→ Spanish: testículo

References edit

“testiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“testiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
testiculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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