testis

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) witness
2. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) one who testifies or attests

Concepts

testicle

witness

spectator

martyr

orchis

testis

ballock

one who gives evidence

ball

cullion

bollock

egg

🥚

gonad

Synonyms

cōleus

testiculum

coleo

testiculus

culeus

nefrones

ovum

🥚

nebrundines

coleus

culleus

cicer

Translations

testicule

testículo

teelbal

testicolo

témoin

testículo

Hoden

testikel

testicle

όρχις

Zeuge

gun

hêlik

testigo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtɛs.tɪs]

Etymology

For *terstis, from Proto-Italic *tristos, from Proto-Indo-European *tristh₂s ("a third party standing", after the two parties to a contract or dispute), from *tréyes (“three”) and *steh₂- (“to stand”). Compare Oscan trstus (“witnesses”, nominative plural).