testudineus

Latin

Etymology

From testūdō (“tortoise”) +‎ -eus

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /tes.tuːˈdi.ne.us/, [tɛs.tuːˈdɪ.ne.ʊs]

Adjective

testūdineus (feminine testūdinea, neuter testūdineum); first/second declension

  1. testudineous; like a tortoise
  2. of or pertaining to a tortoise
  3. made of tortoise shell

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative testūdineus testūdinea testūdineum testūdineī testūdineae testūdinea
Genitive testūdineī testūdineae testūdineī testūdineōrum testūdineārum testūdineōrum
Dative testūdineō testūdineō testūdineīs
Accusative testūdineum testūdineam testūdineum testūdineōs testūdineās testūdinea
Ablative testūdineō testūdineā testūdineō testūdineīs
Vocative testūdinee testūdinea testūdineum testūdineī testūdineae testūdinea

Descendants

References
  • testudineus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • testudineus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • testudineus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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