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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agrimensor.
Noun
agrimensor (plural agrimensors)
- (historical) A land surveyor in Ancient Rome.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agrīmēnsōrem (“land surveyor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agrimensor m (plural agrimensors, feminine agrimensora)
- surveyor, land surveyor
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
ager (“territory”, “district”, “domain”; “productive land”, “a field”) + mēnsor (“a measurer”, “a surveyor”)
Pronunciation
Noun
agrīmēnsor m (genitive agrīmēnsōris); third declension
- a land surveyor (a professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “agrīmensor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- agrĭmensŏr in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 92/1.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agrīmēnsor (“land surveyor”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧gri‧men‧sor
Noun
agrimensor m (plural agrimensores, feminine agrimensora, feminine plural agrimensoras)
- surveyor (person occupied with land surveying)
- Synonym: inspetor
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian agrimensore, from Latin agrīmēnsor.
Pronunciation
Noun
agrimensor m (plural agrimensori)
- surveyor (person occupied with land surveying)
- Synonym: arpentor
Declension
References
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agrīmēnsor (“land surveyor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡɾimenˈsoɾ/
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: a‧gri‧men‧sor
Noun
agrimensor m (plural agrimensores, feminine agrimensora, feminine plural agrimensoras)
- surveyor
Descendants
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish agrimensor (“surveyor”), from Latin agrīmēnsor (“land surveyor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agrimensór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)
- surveyor
- Synonyms: tagasukat-lupa, manunukat-lupa
See also
References
- “agrimensor” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “agrimensor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “agrimensor”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 17