different between testimonial vs memento

English

Etymology

From French testimonial, from Late Latin testimonialis (“of or pertaining to testimony”), from Latin testimonium (“testimony”). See testimony.

Noun

testimonial (plural testimonials)

1. A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony
2. A written recommendation of someone's worth or character
3. A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.
4. (soccer) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).

Related terms

• testify
• testimony

Translations

Adjective

testimonial (not comparable)

1. Serving as testimony.

   a testimonial statement

Further reading

• testimonial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• testimonial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Danish

Noun

testimonial

1. testimonial

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?s.ti.m?.njal/

Adjective

testimonial (feminine singular testimoniale, masculine plural testimoniaux, feminine plural testimoniales)

1. testimonial

Derived terms

• testimonialement

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Noun

testimonial m (invariable)

1. testimonial

testimonial m or f (invariable)

1. Person giving a testimonial

Romanian

Etymology

From French testimonial, from Latin testimonialis.

Adjective

testimonial m or n (feminine singular testimonial?, masculine plural testimoniali, feminine and neuter plural testimoniale)

1. testimonial

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /testimo?njal/, [t?es.t?i.mo?njal]

Adjective

testimonial (plural testimoniales)

1. testimonial
2. token; nominal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mement? (“remember”), imperative form of memin? (“I remember”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??m?nto?/
• Rhymes: -?nt??

Noun

memento (plural mementos or mementoes)

1. A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.

   I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.

Usage notes

• The spelling momento is so common that some references now no longer consider it a misspelling.

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ????
• ? Serbo-Croatian: ???????
• ? Marathi: ?????? (meme?o)

Synonyms

• keepsake
• souvenir
• (plural): memorabilia

Translations

References

• “memento” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (usage note)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mement?.

Noun

memento m (plural mementi)

1. memento, keepsake
2. warning

Further reading

• memento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /me?men.to?/, [m??m?n?t?o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me?men.to/, [m??m?n?t??]

Verb

mement?

1. second-person singular future active imperative of memin?

References

• memento in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Romanian

Etymology

From French mémento

Noun

memento n (uncountable)

1. memento

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /memento/
• Hyphenation: me?men?to

Noun

memento m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. memento

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mement?.

Noun

memento m (plural mementos)

1. memento

Further reading

• “memento” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.