testimonium

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin testimōnium.

Noun

testimonium n (singular definite testimoniet, plural indefinite testimonier)

  1. evidence, testimony

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Latin

Etymology

From testis (witness) + -mōnium (obligation).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /tes.tiˈmoː.ni.um/, [tɛs.tɪˈmoː.ni.ũ]

Noun

testimōnium n (genitive testimōniī); second declension

  1. testimony
  2. evidence, proof
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Exodus.20.16
      Non loqueris contra proximum tuum falsum testimonium.
      Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative testimōnium testimōnia
genitive testimōniī testimōniōrum
dative testimōniō testimōniīs
accusative testimōnium testimōnia
ablative testimōniō testimōniīs
vocative testimōnium testimōnia

Descendants

  • Old Portuguese: testimonio
  • Portuguese: testemunho, testemônio
  • Sardinian: distimonzu, testimóngiu, tistimognu
  • Spanish: testimonio
  • Venetian: testimònio

References

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