testificor

Latin

Etymology

From testis (“witness”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tesˈti.fi.kor/, [t̪ɛs̠ˈt̪ɪfɪkɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tesˈti.fi.kor/, [t̪esˈt̪iːfikor]

Verb

testificor (present infinitive testificārī, perfect active testificātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

to testify, bear witness
to bring to light, demonstrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of testificor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	testificor	testificāris, testificāre	testificātur	testificāmur	testificāminī	testificantur
	imperfect	testificābar	testificābāris, testificābāre	testificābātur	testificābāmur	testificābāminī	testificābantur
	future	testificābor	testificāberis, testificābere	testificābitur	testificābimur	testificābiminī	testificābuntur
	perfect	testificātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	testificātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	testificātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	testificer	testificēris, testificēre	testificētur	testificēmur	testificēminī	testificentur
	imperfect	testificārer	testificārēris, testificārēre	testificārētur	testificārēmur	testificārēminī	testificārentur
	perfect	testificātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	testificātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	testificāre	—	—	testificāminī	—
active	future	—	testificātor	testificātor	—	—	testificantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		testificārī	testificātum esse	testificātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		testificāns	testificātus	testificātūrus	—	—	testificandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		testificandī	testificandō	testificandum	testificandō	testificātum	testificātū

Related terms

Descendants

Old French: testifier
Spanish: atestiguar, testiguar
→ Catalan: testificar
→ English: testify
→ Galician: testificar
→ Italian: testificare
→ Portuguese: testificar
→ Spanish: testificar

References

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