testula
Latin
editEtymology
edit- Diminutive of testa.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtes.tu.la/, [ˈt̪ɛs̠t̪ʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtes.tu.la/, [ˈt̪ɛst̪ulä]
Noun
edittestula f (genitive testulae); first declension
- potsherd
- 4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De Re Rustica 11.3.31:
- tum testulae vel conchae quasi sedes singulis subiectae seminibus adobruuntur, ut fiant capita latioris incrementi.
- then little tiles or shells are put under-ground, and placed, as it were seats, under each of the plants, that so their heads may become of a larger growth.
- tum testulae vel conchae quasi sedes singulis subiectae seminibus adobruuntur, ut fiant capita latioris incrementi.
- (transferred sense) An earthen lamp.
- c. 400 CE, Diomedes, Ars Grammatica p. 511:
- cede testula trita, sol occurrit tibi per speculum, Panope
- (transferred sense) A voting-tablet used by the Athenians.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | testula | testulae |
Genitive | testulae | testulārum |
Dative | testulae | testulīs |
Accusative | testulam | testulās |
Ablative | testulā | testulīs |
Vocative | testula | testulae |
References
edit- “testula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “testula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- testula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.