Testa
See also: testa
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Testa (plural Testas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Testa is the 4084th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8694 individuals. Testa is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Testa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From testa (“head”), hence a nickname for an exceptionally clever person or for a person with a remarkably large head.
Proper noun edit
Testa m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From testa (“brick, tile”).
Pronunciation edit
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtes.ta/, [ˈt̪ɛs̠t̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtes.ta/, [ˈt̪ɛst̪ä]
Proper noun edit
Testa m sg (genitive Testae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Gaius Trebatius Testa, a Roman jurist
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Testa |
| Genitive | Testae |
| Dative | Testae |
| Accusative | Testam |
| Ablative | Testā |
| Vocative | Testa |
References edit
- Testa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.