testaceus

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Latin

Etymology

From testa (“brick, tile, sherd; shellfish”) +‎ -āceus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

testāceus (feminine testācea, neuter testāceum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. made of bricks or tiles
  2. covered with a shell

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative testāceus testācea testāceum testāceī testāceae testācea
genitive testāceī testāceae testāceī testāceōrum testāceārum testāceōrum
dative testāceō testāceae testāceō testāceīs
accusative testāceum testāceam testāceum testāceōs testāceās testācea
ablative testāceō testāceā testāceō testāceīs
vocative testācee testācea testāceum testāceī testāceae testācea

References

  • “testaceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • testaceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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