testiculus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of testis (“testicle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tesˈti.ku.lus/, [t̪ɛs̠ˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tesˈti.ku.lus/, [t̪esˈt̪iːkulus]

Noun

testiculus m (genitive testiculī); second declension

1. (anatomy) a testicle
2. (figuratively) manliness

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	testiculus	testiculī
genitive	testiculī	testiculōrum
dative	testiculō	testiculīs
accusative	testiculum	testiculōs
ablative	testiculō	testiculīs
vocative	testicule	testiculī

Related terms

• testis
• testiculātus

Descendants

• → English: testicle
• → Catalan: testicle
• → French: testicule
• → Italian: testicolo
• → Portuguese: testículo
• → Romanian: testicul
• → Spanish: testículo

References

• “testiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “testiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• testiculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.