testa Copy link Outline I. Lit., Cic. Dom. 23, 61; Cato, R. R. 18, 7 ...II. Transf.A. A piece of baked earthen-ware, an earthen pot ...B. A broken piece of earthen-ware, pottery ...2. Transf., a piece of bone, Cels. 8, 16 ...C. Like ὄστρακον, a sherd, potsherd, in the ostracism or judicial voting of the GreeksD. The shell of shell-fish or of testaceous animals2. Transf.a. A shell-fishb. A shell or covering, in gen.c. The skullE. A brick-colored spot on the face, Plin. ...F. A sort of clapping with the flat of the hands , in token of applause, invented by Nero, ... ⓘtesta: fem nom/voc sgtestā: fem abl sgTesta: masc nom/voc sgTestā: masc abl sg • testa, ae, f. [ = tosta, from torreo], a piece of burned clay, a brick, tile, ὄστρακον. I. Lit., Cic. Dom. 23, 61; Cato, R. R. 18, 7; 18, 110; Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 6; Vitr. 2, 8 fin.; 7, 1; 7, 4; Aus. Parent. 11, 9.— II. Transf. A. A piece of baked earthen-ware, an earthen pot, pitcher, jug, urn, etc. (cf. testu): si Prometheus ... a vicinis cum testā ambulans carbunculos corrogaret, Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9: testā cum ardente viderent Scintillare oleum, a lamp, Verg. G. 1, 391: quo semel est imbuta recens, servabit odorem Testa diu, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70; cf. Tib. 2, 3, 47: accipiat Manes parvula testa meos, Prop. 2, 13, 32 (3, 5, 16): vinum Graeca quod testā conditum levi, Hor. C. 1, 20, 2; 3, 21, 4: mihi fundat avitum Condita testa merum, Ov. A. A. 2, 696; Mart. 12, 48, 8; 12, 63, 2; 13, 7, 1; Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114.—Used in applause: audiat ille Testarum crepitus cum verbis, Juv. 11, 170 (cf. F. infra).— B. A broken piece of earthen-ware, pottery, brick, etc.; a sherd, potsherd: dissipatis imbricum fragminibus ac testis tegularum, Sisenn. ap. Non. 125, 18: testa parem fecit, Ov. M. 8, 662: fulcitur testā mensa, Mart. 2, 43, 10; Plin. 32, 8, 28, § 89; 35, 3, 5, § 16; Tac. H. 5, 6; Prop. 4 (5), 7, 28; Juv. 3, 260.—Hence, 2. Transf., a piece of bone, Cels. 8, 16; so of fragments of a broken tooth, id. 6, 9 med.; 7, 22.— C. Like ὄστρακον, a sherd, potsherd, in the ostracism or judicial voting of the Greeks: testarum suffragiis, quod illi ὀστρακισμὸν vocant, Nep. Cim. 3, 1; cf. also testula.— D. The shell of shell-fish or of testaceous animals: genera beluarum ad saxa nativis testis inhaerentium, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100: ostreae, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 60: muricum, id. 32, 7, 27, § 84: cochlearum, id. 30, 8, 21, § 66: testudinis, Varr. L. L. 5, § 79 Müll. —Hence, 2. Transf. a. A shell-fish: non omne mare generosae fertile testae, Hor. S. 2, 4, 31: marina, id. ib. 2, 8, 53.— b. A shell or covering, in gen.: lubricaque immotas testa premebat aquas, i. e. an icy shell, covering of ice, Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 38: lubrica, Poët. ap. Anthol. Lat. 2, p. 62 Burm.— c. The skull: testa hominis, nudum jam cute calvitium, Aus. Epigr. 72; Prud. στεφ. 10, 761; Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1; 2, 1 fin. (hence, Ital. testa and Fr. tēte).— E. A brick-colored spot on the face, Plin. 26, 15, 92, § 163; 48. 12, 50, § 185.— F. A sort of clapping with the flat of the hands (as if with two tiles), in token of applause, invented by Nero, Suet. Ner 20.
testor Copy link Outline I. To be a witness, speak as witness, ...A. Lit.B. Transf., in gen., to make known, show ...2. In partic., to publish one's last will ...II. To call upon or invoke a person or thing ...1. Act. collat. form testo, āre, acc. to ...2. Pass. , Cic. Fl. 11, 26 ...2. As is well known or evident, Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130 ...3. After making a will, testate ⓘtestā: pres imperat act 2nd sg (dep) • testor, ātus, 1, v. a. [1. testis]. I. To be a witness, speak as witness, to bear witness, give evidence, depose, testify, attest any thing. A. Lit. (very rare, and not in Cic.; cf. testificor): confiteor: testere licet: signate Quirites, thou canst attest it, Ov. P. 4, 15, 11: quasi inclamaret aut testaretur locutus est, Quint. 11, 3, 172.— B. Transf., in gen., to make known, show, prove, demonstrate; to give to understand, to declare, aver, assert, bear witness to, etc. (class and very freq.): ego quod facio, me pacis, otii, etc. ... causā facere, clamo atque testor, Cic. Mur. 37, 78: auctoritatem hujus indicii monumentis publicis, id. Sull. 14, 41: nunc illa testabor, non me sortilegos ... agnoscere, id. Div. 1, 58, 132: testatur isto audiente, se pro communi necessitudine id primum petere, id. Quint. 21, 66: clarissimā voce se nomen Oppianici ... delaturum esse testatur, id. Clu. 8, 23: ea quae accidere testatus antea, Sall. H. 4, 61, 10 Dietsch: testatus, quae praestitisset civibus eorum, etc., Liv. 25, 10, 8: vectigal testandi causā publicum agrum esse imponere, id. 31, 13, 7: assiduoque suos gemitu testata dolores, Ov. M. 2, 486: quod Cicero pluribus et libris et epistulis testatur, Quint. 12, 2, 6: utraeque (venae et arteriae) vim quandam incredibilem artificiosi operis divinique testantur, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 138: sunt Agamemnonias testantia litora curas, Prop. 3, 7 (4, 6), 21: ut pura testantur sidera caelo, Tib. 4, 1, 10: verba nos testantia gratos, Ov. M. 14, 307: carmina raros testantia mores, id. P. 1, 9, 43: campus sepulcris proelia testatur, Hor. C. 2, 1, 31: numerus autem (saepe enim hoc testandum est) est non modo non poëtice junctus, verum etiam, etc., Cic. Or. 68, 227; Quint. prooem. § 26; 11, 1, 5.— 2. In partic., to publish one's last will or testament, to make a will, provide by will for any thing, Cic. Inv. 2, 21, 62: cum ignorans nurum ventrem ferre, immemor in testando nepotis decessisset, Liv. 1, 34, 3: quis dubitaret, quin ea voluntas fuisset testantis, ut is non nato filio heres esset, Quint. 7, 6, 10: si exheredatum a se filium pater testatus fuerit elogio, id. 7, 4, 20: primipilari seni jam testato, id. 6, 3, 92: intestati appellantur, qui cum possent testamentum facere, testati non sunt, Dig. 38, 16, 1; 29, 1, 19 pr.; 49, 14, 45 pr.: nomen testatas intulit in tabulas, i. e. into his will, Cat. 68, 122.— II. To call upon or invoke a person or thing as witness (likewise class.): Venus Cyrenensis, testem te testor mihi, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 51: vos, di patrii ac penates, testor, me defendere, etc., Cic. Sull. 31, 86: C. Marii et ceterorum virorum mentis testor, me pro illorum famā propugnandum putare, etc., id. Rab. Perd. 10, 30: omnes deos, with an obj.-clause, id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 2: ego omnes homines deosque testor, id. Caecin. 29, 83: deos immortales, id. Clu. 68, 194: me potissimum testatus est, se aemulum mearum laudum exstitisse, id. Phil. 2, 12, 28 stuprata per vim Lucretia a regis filio, testata cives, se ipsa interemit, id. Fin. 2, 20, 66: implorarem sensus vestros, uniuscujusque indulgentiam in suos testarer, etc., id. Sull. 23, 64: consulibus deos hominesque testantibus, Liv. 4, 53, 5: Jovem et laesi foederis aras, Verg. A. 12, 496: vos, aeterni ignes, et non violabile vestrum testor numen, id. ib. 2, 155: Theseus infernis, superis testatur Achilles, Hic Ixioniden, ille Menoetiaden, Prop. 2, 1, 37: volnera testor, Ov. F. 4, 885: id testor deos, Ter Hec. 3, 5, 26: hoc vos, judices, testor, Cic. Sull. 12, 35. 1. Act. collat. form testo, āre, acc. to Prisc. p. 797 P.— 2. Pass. (acc. to I. B.), Cic. Fl. 11, 26: cum aliorum monumentis tum Catonis oratione testatum est, shown, proved, attested, Quint. 2, 15, 8; 2, 17, 2; 8, prooem. § 20.—Hence, P. a. in pass. force: testātus, a, um, public, manifest, published (class.): ut res quam maxime clara ac testata esse posset, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 76, § 187; 2. 2, 42, § 104; 1, 16, 48: haec testata sunt atque inlustria, id. Fam. 11, 27, 6: ut testatum esse velim, de pace quid senserim, id. Att. 8, 9, 1: nihil religione testatum, id. Fl. 11, 26.—Comp.: ut res multorum oculis esset testatior, Cic. Cael. 27, 64: quo notior testatiorque virtus ejus esset, Hirt. B. G. 8, 42: quo testatior esset poena improborum, id. ib. 8, 44; Nep. Alcib. 4, 5.—Sup.: testatissima miracula, Aug. Conf. 8, 6.—Hence, adv.: testātō, before witnesses: jussum accipiendum est, sive testato quis, sive verbis, aut per nuntium, jusserit, Dig. 15, 4, 1; cf. ib. 18, 6, 1; 45, 1, 122; App. Mag. p. 324, 11.— 2. As is well known or evident, Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130.— 3. After making a will, testate: sive testato, sive intestato, decesserint, Dig. 49, 14, 45.
testa Copy link Outline 1 brique, tuile :2 vase en terre cuite, pot, cruche : || amphore : || lampe ...3 fragment de poterie, tesson, débris de tuile, etc. : Sisenna d. || ...4 écaille, coquille [servant au vote chez les Grecs, ὄστρακον ] :5 coquille des mollusques : || [d'où] huître : || carapace de tortue ...6 pl. testæ, [sorte d'applaudissement inventé par Néron] les tuiles = le plat ... ⓘtesta: fem nom/voc sgtestā: fem abl sgTesta: masc nom/voc sgTestā: masc abl sg • 1 testa, æ, f., 1. brique, tuile : Cic. Domo 61 ; Cato Agr. 18, 7 ; Varro R. 2, 3, 6 2. vase en terre cuite, pot, cruche : Her. 4, 9 ; Plin. 31, 114, etc. || amphore : Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70 || lampe d'argile : Virg. G. 1, 391 3. fragment de poterie, tesson, débris de tuile, etc. : Sisenna d. Non. 125, 18 ; Tac. H. 5, 6 ; Ov. M. 8, 662 ; Mart. 2, 43, 10 ; Plin. 36, 167, etc. || [fig.] esquille d'os : Col. Rust. 8, 16, etc. || [métaph.] tache de rouge au visage : Plin. 26, 163 4. écaille, coquille [servant au vote chez les Grecs, ὄστρακον] : Nep. Cim. 3, 1 5. coquille des mollusques : Cic. Nat. 2, 100 ; Plin. 32, 60, || [d'où] huître : Hor. S. 2, 4, 31 || carapace de tortue : Varro L. 5, 79 || [poét.] carapace [en parl. de la glace] : Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 38 || crâne : Aus. Epigr. 72 6. pl. testæ, [sorte d'applaudissement inventé par Néron] les tuiles = le plat des mains : Suet. Nero 20.
Testa Copy link ⓘtesta: fem nom/voc sgtestā: fem abl sgTesta: masc nom/voc sgTestā: masc abl sg • 2 Testa, æ, m., surnom romain : Cic. Fam. 7, 5.
testor Copy link Outline 1 [abs t ] déposer comme témoin, témoigner : || [avec acc.] attester, ...2 prendre à témoin, attester, qqn, qqch. : prendre à témoin les dieux, ...3 tester, faire son testament : || [avec prop. inf.] déclarer par testament ... ⓘtestā: pres imperat act 2nd sg (dep) • testor, ātus sum, ārī (testis 1), tr., 1. [abst] déposer comme témoin, témoigner : Ov. P. 4, 15, 11 ; Quint. 11, 3, 172 || [avec acc.] attester, témoigner de : alicujus furtum Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 168, attester le vol de qqn, cf. Cic. Nat. 2, 138 || [surtout avec prop. inf.] témoigner que, attester que, affirmer que : Cic. Div. 1, 132 ; Clu. 23 ; Quinct. 66 ; Mur. 78 ; sæpe hoc testandum est Cic. Or. 227, il faut souvent l'attester || [avec sens pass. au pf. ou au part.] prouver, démontrer : (venæ, arteriæ) toto corpore intextæ vim quandam incredibilem... operis testantur Cic. Nat. 2, 138 (les veines, les artères) entrelacées par tout le corps prouvent la nature vraiment incroyable de cette œuvre...; nisi pecunia esset... testata, cui data esset Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 5, si l'on n'avait prouvé... à qui l'argent fut donné, cf. Fl. 26 ; Quint. 2, 15, 8 ; 2, 17, 2 ; 8, pr. 20 2. prendre à témoin, attester, qqn, qqch. : deos, aliquem Cic. Clu. 194 ; Fin. 2, 66, prendre à témoin les dieux, qqn || [avec prop. inf.] : vos testor me defendere... Cic. Sulla 86, je vous prends à témoin que je défends, cf. Cic. Phil. 2, 28 ; Rab. perd. 30 ; Cæc. 83 || [avec un pron. n.] : hoc vos testor Cic. Sulla 35, je vous prends à témoin de ceci, cf. Ter. Hec. 476 || aliquem de aliqua re Cic. Clu. 194, attester qqn au sujet de qqch., cf. Cic. Sest. 45 || [avec interr. ind.] : testabor deos hominesque quid sentiam Cic. Phil. 7, 20, je prendrai les dieux et les hommes à témoin de mes sentiments 3. tester, faire son testament : Cic. Inv. 2, 62 ; Liv. 1, 34, 3 ; Quint. 7, 6, 10 || [avec prop. inf.] déclarer par testament que : Quint. 7, 4, 20 || [poét.] : tabulæ testatæ Catul. 68, 122, tablettes testamentaires, testament.