tonsor

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin tōnsor (barber, hairdresser), from the supine root of tondēre (to shave, to shear) + -or (-or: forming agent nouns).

Noun

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tonsor (plural tonsors)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of barber.
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References

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From the supine stem of tondeō (to clip, to trim) +‎ -tor (-or, suffix forming agent nouns).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tōnsor m (genitive tōnsōris, feminine tōnstrīx); third declension

  1. barber, a person who cuts hair professionally, particularly for men.
  2. gardener, a person who prunes and trims plants professionally.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tōnsor tōnsōrēs
Genitive tōnsōris tōnsōrum
Dative tōnsōrī tōnsōribus
Accusative tōnsōrem tōnsōrēs
Ablative tōnsōre tōnsōribus
Vocative tōnsor tōnsōrēs
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References

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  • tonsor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tonsor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tonsor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • tonsor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Spanish

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Noun

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tonsor m (plural tonsores)

  1. tonsor