testas

Testas is a masculine noun in the Lithuanian language meaning a test, examination, or trial. It refers to an assessment of knowledge, skill, or ability, as well as to an experimental, diagnostic, or quality-check procedure. The sense is broad and often depends on context, ranging from school tests to scientific experiments and product evaluations.

The term is a common loanword, most frequently traced to the English word "test," and has been integrated into standard Lithuanian usage. It appears across many domains, including education, science, medicine, technology, and everyday conversation, where it denotes both formal assessments and experimental trials.

In practical use, a test can be an evaluation of learning (for example, a knowledge or skill test), a laboratory or clinical procedure (such as a diagnostic test), or a series of checks in development and industry (such as quality assurance or software testing). Phrases involving testas can describe the purpose or scope of an assessment or trial, and the word is often combined with qualifying adjectives: standard, diagnostic, final, or national tests, among others.

Grammar notes: testas follows the typical pattern of Lithuanian masculine nouns ending in -as. Plural nominative is testai; genitive singular is testo; dative singular is testui; accusative singular is testą; nominative plural is testai. Related terms include egzaminas (examination) and testavimas (testing or testing process).