tonsor
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin tōnsor (“barber, hairdresser”), from the supine root of tondēre (“to shave, to shear”) + -or (“-or: forming agent nouns”).
Noun
edittonsor (plural tonsors)
- (obsolete) Synonym of barber.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
- “So, tonsor,” says Jones, “I find you have more trades than one; how came you not to inform me of this last night?”
- 1822, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 27, in The Fortunes of Nigel:
- He was speedily shown the way to such an emporium of intelligence, and soon found he was likely to hear all he desired to know, and much more, while his head was subjected to the art of a nimble tonsor.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “tonsor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom the supine stem of tondeō (“to clip, to trim”) + -tor (“-or”, suffix forming agent nouns).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈton.sor/, [ˈt̪õːs̠ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈton.sor/, [ˈt̪ɔnsor]
Noun
edittōnsor m (genitive tōnsōris, feminine tōnstrīx); third declension
- barber, a person who cuts hair professionally, particularly for men.
- gardener, a person who prunes and trims plants professionally.
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tōnsor | tōnsōrēs |
Genitive | tōnsōris | tōnsōrum |
Dative | tōnsōrī | tōnsōribus |
Accusative | tōnsōrem | tōnsōrēs |
Ablative | tōnsōre | tōnsōribus |
Vocative | tōnsor | tōnsōrēs |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “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
editNoun
edittonsor m (plural tonsores)
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