adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
testūdineus
testūdineus (feminine testūdinea, neuter testūdineum)
Classical[tɛs.tuːˈdɪ.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[tes.tuˈdiː.ne.us]
Meaning
- adjectivetestudineous; like a tortoise
- adjectiveof or pertaining to a tortoise
- adjectivemade of tortoise shell
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | testūdineus | testūdinea | testūdineum |
| genitive | testūdineī | testūdineae | testūdineī |
| dative | testūdineō | testūdineae | testūdineō |
| accusative | testūdineum | testūdineam | testūdineum |
| ablative | testūdineō | testūdineā | testūdineō |
| vocative | testūdinee | testūdinea | testūdineum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | testūdineī | testūdineae | testūdinea |
| genitive | testūdineōrum | testūdineārum | testūdineōrum |
| dative | testūdineīs | testūdineīs | testūdineīs |
| accusative | testūdineōs | testūdineās | testūdinea |
| ablative | testūdineīs | testūdineīs | testūdineīs |
| vocative | testūdineī | testūdineae | testūdinea |
testūdĭnĕus, a, um, adj. testudo, I. and-II.,
I. of or belonging to a tortoise; made of tortoise-shell: gradus, a tortoise-pace, snail's pace, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 10: lyra, made of or overlaid with tortoise-shell, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 32; Tib. 4, 2, 22:
conopeum, Juv. 6, 80: hexaclinon, Mart. 9, 60, 9.—As subst.: cui testudinea legata essent, ei lectos testudineos pedibus inargentatos deberi, Dig. 32, 1, 100, § 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
testūdineus adj.
testudo, of a tortoise, made of tortoise-shell : conopeum, Iu.: lyra, inlaid with tortoise-shell , Pr.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin testūdineus From testūdō (“tortoise”) + -eus.
Descendants
- Englishtestudineous