testiculus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of testis (“testicle”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /tesˈti.ku.lus/, [tɛsˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

testiculus m (genitive testiculī); second declension

(anatomy) a testicle
(figuratively) manliness

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	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

French: testicule

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

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