professor
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- professour (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman proffessur, from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor (“profess”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəˈfɛsə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ)
Noun edit
professor (plural professors)
- The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
- 2014 November 22, Michel Clasquin-Johnson, “What is the difference between a research professor and a professor”, in Quora[1]:
- Professor is what you become after teaching for twenty to thirty years.
- (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
- (archaic) One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.
- 1660, William Petty, Reflections upon some Persons and Things in Ireland, p. 170/1:
- As for Religion, I have not said, much lesse meant irreverently of it, or of the Professors thereof.
- 1897, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (transl.) The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Introduction, p. v:
- This period in which Abraham the Jew lived was one in which Magic was almost universally believed in, and in which its Professors were held in honour;
- (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 415:
- You could hear [...] pianos under the hands of whorehouse professors sounding like they came with keys between the keys.
- The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.
Derived terms edit
- absent-minded professor
- adjunct professor
- assistant professor
- associate professor
- distinguished professor
- extraordinary professor
- full professor
- institute professor
- James B. Duke professor
- little professor
- mad professor
- president's professor
- professorial
- professoriate
- professorly
- professor ordinarius
- professorship
- regents' professor
- regents professor
- Regius professor
- regius professor
- research professor
- Sterling professor
- university professor
- visiting professor
Descendants edit
- → Niuean: palōfesa
Translations edit
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Azerbaijani edit
Cyrillic | профессор | |
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Abjad | پروفئسسور |
Etymology edit
Internationalism; ultimately from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
professor (definite accusative professoru, plural professorlar)
Declension edit
Declension of professor | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | professor |
professorlar | ||||||
definite accusative | professoru |
professorları | ||||||
dative | professora |
professorlara | ||||||
locative | professorda |
professorlarda | ||||||
ablative | professordan |
professorlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | professorun |
professorların |
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin professōrem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
professor m (plural professors, feminine professora)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “professor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “professor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “professor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “professor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish edit
Noun edit
professor c (singular definite professoren, plural indefinite professorer)
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | professor | professoren | professorer | professorerne |
genitive | professors | professorens | professorers | professorernes |
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch professoor, from Latin professor.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
professor m (plural professoren or professors, diminutive professortje n)
- professor
- Dr. Van Der Meulen is een gerespecteerde professor aan de Universiteit van Utrecht. ― Dr. Van Der Meulen is a respected professor at Utrecht University.
- De professor heeft zijn nieuwste onderzoek gepubliceerd in een internationaal tijdschrift. ― The professor published his latest research in an international journal.
- De professor is gespecialiseerd in moleculaire biologie. ― The professor specializes in molecular biology.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From professus, from profiteor.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈfes.sor/, [prɔˈfɛs̠ːɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈfes.sor/, [proˈfɛsːor]
Noun edit
professor m (genitive professōris, feminine profestrīx); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | professor | professōrēs |
Genitive | professōris | professōrum |
Dative | professōrī | professōribus |
Accusative | professōrem | professōrēs |
Ablative | professōre | professōribus |
Vocative | professor | professōrēs |
Descendants edit
- Asturian: profesor
- Catalan: professor
- → Danish: professor
- → Icelandic: prófessor
- German: Professor
- English: professor
- → Malay: profesor
- Spanish: profesor
- French: professeur
- Galician: profesor
- → Indonesian: profesor
- Italian: professore
- Maltese: professur
- Occitan: professor
- Portuguese: professor
- Kabuverdianu: profesor
- Macanese: (from professora) sora
- Romanian: profesor
- Russian: профе́ссор (proféssor)
- Sicilian: prufissuri
- Swedish: professor
- Venetian: profesor
References edit
- “professor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- professor in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorer, definite plural professorene)
- professor, the highest academic rank at a university
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “professor” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “professor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorar, definite plural professorane)
- professor, the highest academic rank at a university
Related terms edit
References edit
- “professor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
professor m (plural professors, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)
- teacher (person teaches professionally)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin professor.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor
Noun edit
professor m (plural professores, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:professor.
Derived terms edit
- professorzinho (diminutive), professorinho (diminutive) (dated)
- professorzão (augmentative)
- professorado
- professorar
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Kabuverdianu: profesor
- Macanese: (from professora) sora
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
professor c (feminine: professorska (dated))
Declension edit
Declension of professor | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | professor | professorn | professorer | professorerna |
Genitive | professors | professorns | professorers | professorernas |
Derived terms edit
- forskningsprofessor
- adjungerad professor
- biträdande professor
- hedersprofessor
- gästprofessor
- profession
- professor emeritus
- professorstjänst
- professur
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN
Uzbek edit
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | профессор (professor) |
Latin | professor |
Perso-Arabic |
Noun edit
professor (plural professorlar)