professor

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English

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman proffessur, from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor (“profess”).

Pronunciation

Noun

professor (plural professors)

  2. The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
    Synonyms: prof, Prof.
    • 2014 November 22, Michel Clasquin-Johnson, “What is the difference between a research professor and a professor”, in Quora‎:
      Professor is what you become after teaching for twenty to thirty years.
  3. (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
  4. (archaic) One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.
    • 1660, William Petty, Reflections upon some Persons and Things in Ireland, p. 170/1:
      As for Religion, I have not said, much lesse meant irreverently of it, or of the Professors thereof.
    • 1897, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (transl.) The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Introduction, p. v:
      This period in which Abraham the Jew lived was one in which Magic was almost universally believed in, and in which its Professors were held in honour;
  5. (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 415:
      You could hear [...] pianos under the hands of whorehouse professors sounding like they came with keys between the keys.
  6. The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Niuean: palōfesa

Translations

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic профессор
Abjad پروفئسسور

Etymology

Internationalism; ultimately from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”).

Pronunciation

Noun

professor (definite accusative professoru, plural professorlar)

  1. professor

Declension

    Declension of professor
singular plural
nominative professor
 professorlar
definite accusative professoru
 professorları
dative professora
 professorlara
locative professorda
 professorlarda
ablative professordan
 professorlardan
definite genitive professorun
 professorların
    Possessive forms of professor
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorum professorlarım
sənin (“your”) professorun professorların
onun (“his/her/its”) professoru professorları
bizim (“our”) professorumuz professorlarımız
sizin (“your”) professorunuz professorlarınız
onların (“their”) professoru or professorları professorları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorumu professorlarımı
sənin (“your”) professorunu professorlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) professorunu professorlarını
bizim (“our”) professorumuzu professorlarımızı
sizin (“your”) professorunuzu professorlarınızı
onların (“their”) professorunu or professorlarını professorlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professoruma professorlarıma
sənin (“your”) professoruna professorlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) professoruna professorlarına
bizim (“our”) professorumuza professorlarımıza
sizin (“your”) professorunuza professorlarınıza
onların (“their”) professoruna or professorlarına professorlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorumda professorlarımda
sənin (“your”) professorunda professorlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) professorunda professorlarında
bizim (“our”) professorumuzda professorlarımızda
sizin (“your”) professorunuzda professorlarınızda
onların (“their”) professorunda or professorlarında professorlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorumdan professorlarımdan
sənin (“your”) professorundan professorlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) professorundan professorlarından
bizim (“our”) professorumuzdan professorlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) professorunuzdan professorlarınızdan
onların (“their”) professorundan or professorlarından professorlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorumun professorlarımın
sənin (“your”) professorunun professorlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) professorunun professorlarının
bizim (“our”) professorumuzun professorlarımızın
sizin (“your”) professorunuzun professorlarınızın
onların (“their”) professorunun or professorlarının professorlarının

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin professōrem.

Pronunciation

Noun

professor m (plural professors, feminine professora)

  1. professor
  2. teacher
    Synonyms: mestre, ensenyant
  3. (music) musician (in an orchestra)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Danish

Noun

professor c (singular definite professoren, plural indefinite professorer)

  1. professor

Declension

Declension of professor
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative professor professoren professorer professorerne
genitive professors professorens professorers professorernes

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch professoor, from Latin professor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌproːˈfɛ.sɔr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

Noun

professor m (plural professoren or professors, diminutive professortje n)

  1. professor
    Dr. Van Der Meulen is een gerespecteerde professor aan de Universiteit van Utrecht. ― Dr. Van Der Meulen is a respected professor at Utrecht University.
    De professor heeft zijn nieuwste onderzoek gepubliceerd in een internationaal tijdschrift. ― The professor published his latest research in an international journal.
    De professor is gespecialiseerd in moleculaire biologie. ― The professor specializes in molecular biology.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From professus, from profiteor.

Pronunciation

Noun

professor m (genitive professōris, feminine profestrīx); third declension

  1. teacher, professor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative professor professōrēs
Genitive professōris professōrum
Dative professōrī professōribus
Accusative professōrem professōrēs
Ablative professōre professōribus
Vocative professor professōrēs

Descendants

References

  • “professor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • professor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin professor.

Noun

professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorer, definite plural professorene)

  1. professor, the highest academic rank at a university

Derived terms

Terms derived from professor

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin professor.

Noun

professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorar, definite plural professorane)

  1. professor, the highest academic rank at a university

Related terms

References

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin professor.

Pronunciation

Noun

professor m (plural professors, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)

  1. teacher (person teaches professionally)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin professor.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

Noun

professor m (plural professores, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)

  1. teacher (person teaches professionally)
    Synonyms: docente (chiefly in academic contexts), mestre (dated), educador (has an affectionate or poetic undertone)
  2. (Brazil, soccer, slang) coach
    Synonym: treinador

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:professor.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

professor c (feminine: professorska (dated))

  1. professor; the highest academic rank at a university

Declension

Declension of professor 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative professor professorn professorer professorerna
Genitive professors professorns professorers professorernas

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic профессор (professor)‍
Latin professor‍
Perso-Arabic

Noun

professor (plural professorlar)

  1. professor
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