tonsorius

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Latin

Etymology

tondeō (cut, shear) +‎ -tōrius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tōnsōrius (feminine tōnsōria, neuter tōnsōrium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) shaving
  2. (relational) barber

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tōnsōrius tōnsōria tōnsōrium tōnsōriī tōnsōriae tōnsōria
Genitive tōnsōriī tōnsōriae tōnsōriī tōnsōriōrum tōnsōriārum tōnsōriōrum
Dative tōnsōriō tōnsōriō tōnsōriīs
Accusative tōnsōrium tōnsōriam tōnsōrium tōnsōriōs tōnsōriās tōnsōria
Ablative tōnsōriō tōnsōriā tōnsōriō tōnsōriīs
Vocative tōnsōrie tōnsōria tōnsōrium tōnsōriī tōnsōriae tōnsōria

Descendants

References

  • tonsorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tonsorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tonsorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.