tonstrina
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom tōnsor (“barber”) + -īna (“-ery: suffix forming nouns of location where an activity is carried out”), from tondeō (“to clip, to trim”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tonˈstriː.na/, [t̪õːˈs̠t̪riːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tonˈstri.na/, [t̪onˈst̪riːnä]
Noun
edittōnstrīna f (genitive tōnstrīnae); first declension
- barbershop, a place to receive a professional haircut, particularly for men.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tōnstrīna | tōnstrīnae |
Genitive | tōnstrīnae | tōnstrīnārum |
Dative | tōnstrīnae | tōnstrīnīs |
Accusative | tōnstrīnam | tōnstrīnās |
Ablative | tōnstrīnā | tōnstrīnīs |
Vocative | tōnstrīna | tōnstrīnae |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “tonstrina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press