testudo en · NOUN
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin testūdō (“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”).
Meanings
- (Ancient-Rome, historical) A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads.
- A shelter of similar shape for miners, etc.
- The fornix.
- A chelys (kind of lyre)
- An encysted tumour.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| testudines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| testudoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| testudos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
ang sċildtruma (shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads) · es testudo (shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads) · ru черепа́ха (shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads) · fi kilpikonnamuodostelma (shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads)