Danish

Noun

testimonium n (singular definite testimoniet, plural indefinite testimonier)

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References

• “testimonium” in Den Danske Ordbog

Latin

Etymology

From testis ‎(“witness”) +‎ -mōnium ‎(“obligation”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tes.tiˈmoː.ni.um/, [tɛs.tɪˈmoː.ni.ũ]

Noun

testimōnium n ‎(genitive testimōniī); second declension

1. testimony
2. evidence, proof
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Exodus.20.16

     Non loqueris contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium.

     Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

Descendants

References

• testimonium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• testimonium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• TESTIMONIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to give evidence on some one's behalf: testimonium dicere pro aliquo
    
  • to state as evidence: pro testimonio dicere