English

Noun

testis ‎(plural testes)

1. (anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.
2. (biology) An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra.

Latin

Etymology 1

From older terstis, probably reformed from tristis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trityo-sth₂s ("a third party standing", after the two parties to a contract or dispute), from *tréyes ‎(“three”) and *steh₂- ‎(“to stand”). Compare Oscan trstus ‎(“witnesses”, nominative plural)^[1].

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tis/, [ˈtɛs.tɪs]

Noun

testis m, f ‎(genitive testis); third declension

1. witness
2. one who testifies or attests

Inflection

Third declension, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Derived terms

• testor

Related terms

Etymology 2

• From some particular use of testis ‎(“witness”), as in "bearing witness to virility" or "two together" (considering also the slang uses in Ancient Greek of παραστάται ‎(parastátai, “colleagues”) and, more recently, French témoins),
• or related to testa ‎(“pot, shell”).^[2]

Noun

testis m ‎(genitive testis); third declension

1. testicle

Derived terms

• testiculus

Descendants

• English: testis
• Italian: teste

References

• testis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• testis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• TESTIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “testis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • an important witness: testis gravis
    
  • a witness worthy of all credit: testis locuples
    
  • an impartial witness: testis incorruptus atque integer
    
  • to cite a person to give evidence on a matter: aliquem testem alicuius rei (in aliquid) citare
    
  • to use some one's evidence: aliquem testem adhibere
    
  • to use some one's evidence: aliquo teste uti
    
  • to produce as a witness: aliquem testem dare, edere, proferre
    
  • to produce as a witness: aliquem testem producere
    
  • to appear as witness against a person: testem prodire (in aliquem)
    
  • to be convicted by some one's evidence: testibus teneri, convictum esse
    
  • this shows, proves..: testis est, testatur, declarat
    
• testis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• testis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

1. ↑ J. Gvozdanović, Indo-European numerals, §12.5.3.1.
2. ↑ Etymology Online

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin testis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /têstis/
• Hyphenation: te‧stis

Noun

tȅstis m ‎(Cyrillic spelling те̏стис)

1. (anatomy) testicle

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin testis.

Noun

testis

1. testicle

Declension

Synonyms

• er bezi

See also

• taşak (vulgar)