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

1. to testify, bear witness
2. to bring to light, demonstrate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of testificor (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		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
		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
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		testificāre		—		—		testificāminī		—
	future	—		testificātor		testificātor		—		—		testificantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		testificārī			—			testificāns			—
future		testificātūrum esse			—			testificātūrus			testificandus
perfect		testificātum esse			—			testificātus			—
future perfect		testificātum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		testificātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		testificandī		testificandō		testificandum		testificandō		testificātum		testificātū

Related terms

• testātiō
• testātus
• testificātiō
• testimōnium
• testis
• testor

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.