profesors

Latgalian edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin professor. Cognate with Latvian profesors and Russian профессор (professor).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈprɔfʲɛsɔ̀rs]
Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧sors

Noun edit

profesors m

professor

Declension edit

Declension of profesors (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	profesors	profesori
genitive	profesora	profesoru
dative	profesoram	profesorim
accusative	profesoru	profesorus
instrumental	profesoru	profesorim
locative	profesorā	profesorūs
vocative	profesor	profesori

Hyponyms edit

profesore (“female professor”)

Derived terms edit

profesore

References edit

A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 12

Latvian edit

profesors on Latvian Wikipedia

Profesors

Etymology edit

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor (“profess”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [pɾofɛsoɾs]

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Noun edit

profesors m (1st declension, feminine form: profesore)

(male) professor (a man who has the highest teaching position in a college or university; such a position)
lekciju lasīs profesors ― a professor gave the lecture

piešķirt profesora nosaukumu ― to acquire the title of professor

ārštata profesors ― freelance professor

Declension edit

Declension of profesors (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	profesors	profesori
accusative (akuzatīvs)	profesoru	profesorus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	profesora	profesoru
dative (datīvs)	profesoram	profesoriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	profesoru	profesoriem
locative (lokatīvs)	profesorā	profesoros
vocative (vokatīvs)	profesor	profesori