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Tonsor
Ton′sor
,Noun.
[L.]
A barber.
Sir W. Scott.
Definition 2025
tonsor
tonsor
English
Noun
tonsor (plural tonsors)
- (obsolete) A barber.
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Latin
Etymology
From tondeō (“shear, shave”) + -sor (agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtoːn.sor/
Noun
tōnsor m (genitive tōnsōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tōnsor | tōnsōrēs |
| genitive | tōnsōris | tōnsōrum |
| dative | tōnsōrī | tōnsōribus |
| accusative | tōnsōrem | tōnsōrēs |
| ablative | tōnsōre | tōnsōribus |
| vocative | tōnsor | tōnsōrēs |
Related terms
References
- 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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “tonsor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- tonsor in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers