LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterfourth declension

testū̆

testū̆ n (genitive testūs or testū)
Classical[ˈtɛs.tuː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛs.tu]

Meaning

  1. Vessel of earthenware
    Inde panem facitō, folia subditō, in focō caldō sub testū coquitō lēniter.Make a loaf out of it, put leaves under it, cook it gently in warm fire under a crock.234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 75

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetestū̆testua
genitivetestūs
testū		testuum
dativetestū
testuī		testibus
accusativetestū̆testua
ablativetestūtestibus
vocativetestū̆testua

testu or testum, i, n. testa,
I. a vessel or lid which was placed over food, etc., to be cooked, and then covered with hot coals, usually of earthenware.
I. Lit.: in foco caldo sub testu coquito leniter, Cato, R. R. 75: sub testu, id. ib. 74; cf.: et fumant testu pressus uterque suo, Ov. F. 5, 510: fimo ovium sub testo calefacto, Plin. 30, 13, 39, § 114: unguito focum, ubi coquas, colfacito bene et testum, Cato, R. R. 76, 2.—Abl. testo, Cato, R. R. 76, 4; 84, 2; Verg. M. 51.— Afterwards of metal: ranarum corda sub aereo testo discoxere, Plin. 32, 7, 26, § 81.—
II. Transf., an earthen vessel, earthen pot: ara fit: huc ignem curto fert rustica testu, Ov. F. 2, 645; Petr. 136; Mumm. and Afran. ap. Charis. p. 118 P.

Origins

From testa.

Quick answers

What does testū̆ mean in Latin?
testū̆, a noun, means “Vessel of earthenware”.
What is the genitive of testū̆?
The genitive singular is testūs. testū̆ is neuter, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce testū̆?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛs.tuː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛs.tu].