testo

See also: testó, testò, těsto, and тесто

English

Etymology

Clipping of testosterone.

Noun

testo (uncountable)

1. testosterone, especially pharmaceutical testosterone

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtesto/

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• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification: tes‧to

Noun

testo (accusative singular teston, plural testoj, accusative plural testojn)

1. test
   • 1968, Geologio Internacia, page 111:

     Ties kvanto kaj ĥaraktero influas ĉiujn teĥnologiajn testojn de la krudaĵo kaj determinas ĝian taŭgecon por produktado de ambiciaj fajenc-varoj.

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   • 1991, Michail A. Bulgakov, translated by Sergej B. Pokrovskij, edited by Aleksandr V. Korženkov, La Majstro kaj Margarita, page 184:

     La profesoro firme deklaris, ke nun, almenaŭ ĉi momente, la bufedisto havas nenian simptomon pri kancero; sed ĉar … ĉar li timas, ĉar iu ĉarlatano lin timigis, do oni faru ĉiujn testojn …

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   • 1995, Petr Chrdle, editor, La Stato kaj Estonteco de la Internacia Lingvo Esperanto, Kava-Pech, →ISBN, page 135:

     Ĉe eksperimentoj pri lingva instruado oni uzas plej ofte buŝan kaj skriban testojn: […]

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   • 2005, Zdeněk Pluhař, editor, Fake pri Esperanto kaj Esperante pri Sciencoj, Kava-Pech, →ISBN, page 57:

     Ĝi enhavas ekzemple „lernilotekon“, pere de kiu instruistoj povas interŝanĝi testojn kaj aliajn lernilojn.

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   • 2007, Hermann Hesse, translated by Detlef Karthaus, Demian: La Historio de la Junaĝo de Emil Sinkler [Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth], New York, N.Y.: Mondial, →ISBN, pages 10–11:

     Foje mi sciis: Mia celo en la vivo estis iĝi kiel mia patro kaj mia patrino, tiel hela kaj pura, tiel supera kaj bonkonduta; sed ĝis tio la vojo estis longa, ĝis tiam oni devis elteni lernejojn kaj studi, fari testojn kaj ekzamenojn, kaj la vojo ĉiam kondukis laŭlonge de la alia mondo, eĉ tra tiu mondo, kaj tute ne estis neeble, ke oni restu en ĝi kaj dronu en ĝi.

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   • 2015, Amin Naor, “Bonaj intencoj”, in Belarta Rikolto 2015: Premiitaj Tekstoj de la Belartaj konkursoj de Universala Esperanto-Asocio, New York, N.Y.: Mondial, →ISBN, page 65:

     Ŝi priskribis detale, kiel multaj lernantoj elektis fari la ŝtatajn testojn, malgraŭ la kontraŭstaro de la akuzito.

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Further reading

• “testo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “testo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Galician

In Galicia, testos were used until recently as external waterproofing

Testos, Ribadavia

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese testo (13th c., Galician texts), from Latin testum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtesto̝]

Noun

testo m (plural testos)

1. (archaic) skull
   • 1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 137:

     dou lle hũ tal colpe [per] çima do elmo que a espada entrou ata o testo da cabeça

     He hit so hard over the helm that the sword entered till the pot [skull] of the head

2. lid
   • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 141:

     amasa todo en huun et cozeo en ola noua ben cuberta de huun testo, que non posa ende sayr bafo nen fumo

     knead everything together and cook it in a new pot, well covered by a lid, so that steam or smoke don't come out

   Synonyms: tampa, tello

3. flowerpot
4. lower valve of a shell

   Synonym: galés

Related terms

• testa

Etymology 2

Attested since the 15th century in Galician texts. From Old Galician / Old Galician-Portuguese (just marginally attested in Minhoto Portuguese), from Vulgar Latin *tensitus, from Latin tensus. Compare Asturian tiestu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛsto̝/

Adjective

testo (feminine testa, masculine plural testos, feminine plural testas)

1. (archaic) hard; stiff; tight
   • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 67:

     ual moito que o que cauallga o Cauallo a trote ou a gallope mandandoo duun lugar para outro, traga na maão a rredeẽa testa

     to this end it is very helpfull that the one riding the horse, either trotting or galloping from one place to another, to hold in his hand the rein tight

2. thick, dense

   Synonyms: denso, espeso, mesto

   • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 57:

     E se o Cauallo na sua Naçença, et adeante he avondado de leite et deruas suas carnes seram mais testas et mais fortes toda uya et seu corpo et seus nenbros mais grandes.

     And if the horse, when born and later, is supplied with plenty of milk and of grass, his meat will be even thicker and stronger, and his body and limbs larger

3. (informal, dated) good; great
   • 1807, anonymous author, “Primeiro diálogo dos esterqueiros”, in Ramón Mariño Paz, editor, Papés d'emprenta condenada. A escrita galega entre 1797 e 1846:

     ¡pro o viño eravos testo! tiñavos tan bo olido que resucitaba os mortos, e un sabor que gorentaba

     But the wine it was great, pals! It had such a scent that it raised the dead, and a taste that was more than delectable

   • 1813, anonymous author, Conversación entre los compadres Bértolo y Mingote:

     Testos días meu compadre: ¿e vós tamén pola vila?
     Good day, crony: So? Are you also around town?

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Etymology 3

Verb

testo

1. first-person singular present indicative of testar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “testo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “testo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “testo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “testo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “testo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛs.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛsto
• Hyphenation: tè‧sto

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“to weave”).

Alternative forms

• texto

Participle

testo (feminine testa, masculine plural testi, feminine plural teste)

1. (archaic) synonym of tessuto, past participle of tessere

Further reading

• “testo¹”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin testum (“earthenware pot, vessel”).

Noun

testo m (plural testi)

1. (uncommon) an earthenware lid
2. an earthenware baking tray

   Hypernym: teglia

3. (by extension) a metal baking tray

   Hypernym: teglia

4. an earthenware disk or dish
5. (archaic) earthenware

   Synonyms: coccio, terracotta

6. (archaic) an earthenware flowerpot

Further reading

• “testo²”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from New Latin textus (“text”), from Latin textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“weave”).

Noun

testo m (plural testi)

1. text (writing)
2. wording
3. (literature, linguistics, by extension) work

   Synonym: opera

4. textbook

   Synonym: libro di testo

5. (computing) text (data which can be interpreted as human-readable text)
6. (music, literature) lyrics (the words of a song or poem)

   Synonyms: parole, lirica

7. (uncountable, printing, dated) a large size of type, standardized as 16 point

Derived terms

• testuale

Further reading

• “testo³”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English test.

Noun

testo m (plural testi)

1. (rare) alternative form of test

Further reading

• “testo⁴”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

testo

1. first-person singular present indicative of testare

Anagrams

• setto, settò, toste

Latin

Noun

testō

1. dative/ablative singular of testum

References

• “testo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• testo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin testum

Old Galician-Portuguese testo

Portuguese testo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese testo, from Latin testum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈteʃ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈteʃ.tu/

• Hyphenation: tes‧to

Noun

testo m (plural testos)

1. pot lid

Derived terms

• testar
• atestar

Related terms

• testa

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

French testostéronebor.

Portuguese testosteronaclip.

Portuguese testo

Clipping of testosterona.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈteʃ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈteʃ.tu/

• Hyphenation: tes‧to
• Homophone: texto

Noun

testo m (plural testos)

1. (informal) testosterone

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛs.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛs.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʃ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʃ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛstu, -ɛʃtu
• Hyphenation: tes‧to

Verb

testo

1. first-person singular present indicative of testar

Further reading

• “testo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “testo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• tijȇsto (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těsto.

Noun

tȇsto n (Cyrillic spelling те̑сто)

1. dough

Declension

Declension of testo

	singular	plural
nominative	testo	testa
genitive	testa	testa
dative	testu	testima
accusative	testo	testa
vocative	testo	testa
locative	testu	testima
instrumental	testom	testima

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *těsto .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛstóː/
• Rhymes: -oː
• Hyphenation: tes‧to

Noun

testọ̑ n

1. dough

Declension

First neuter declension (hard o-stem) , long mixed accent, special accent changes (singularia tantum)
nom. sing.	testọ̑
gen. sing.	testȃ
	singular
nominative imenovȃlnik	testọ̑
genitive rodȋlnik	testȃ
dative dajȃlnik	tēstu, tēsti
accusative tožȋlnik	testọ̑
locative mẹ̑stnik	tēstu, tēsti
instrumental orọ̑dnik	tēstom
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	testọ̑

Further reading

• “testo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “testo”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtesto/ [ˈt̪es.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification: tes‧to

Verb

testo

1. first-person singular present indicative of testar

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtesto/ [ˈt̪ɛs.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification: tes‧to

Noun

testo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. alternative form of teksto