testāmentum
From testārī (“to testify”) + -mentum (noun suffix). The biblical sense came about as a confused rendering of Ancient Greek διαθήκη (diathḗkē, “covenant, or (alternatively) will, testament”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛs.taːˈmɛn.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪es.t̪aˈmɛn̪.t̪um]
Noun
testāmentum n (genitive testāmentī); second declension
- will, testament
- (religion) Testament
- Testamentum vetus et novum. ― The Old and New Testament.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | testāmentum | testāmenta |
| genitive | testāmentī | testāmentōrum |
| dative | testāmentō | testāmentīs |
| accusative | testāmentum | testāmenta |
| ablative | testāmentō | testāmentīs |
| vocative | testāmentum | testāmenta |