tonsus

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tonsus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tonsus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tonsus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tonsus you have here. The definition of the word tonsus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftonsus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Tonsus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of tondeō (“shave, shear, clip”).

Participle

tōnsus (feminine tōnsa, neuter tōnsum); first/second-declension participle

  1. shaved, sheared, clipped, having been shaved
  2. cropped, pruned, trimmed, having been cropped
  3. mowed, reaped, having been mowed
  4. grazed upon, having been grazed upon
  5. plundered, deprived, having been plundered

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative tōnsus tōnsa tōnsum tōnsī tōnsae tōnsa
genitive tōnsī tōnsae tōnsī tōnsōrum tōnsārum tōnsōrum
dative tōnsō tōnsae tōnsō tōnsīs
accusative tōnsum tōnsam tōnsum tōnsōs tōnsās tōnsa
ablative tōnsō tōnsā tōnsō tōnsīs
vocative tōnse tōnsa tōnsum tōnsī tōnsae tōnsa

Descendants

  • Italian: toso
  • Romanian: tuns
  • Spanish: tuso

Noun

tōnsus m (genitive tōnsūs); fourth declension

  1. a hairstyle, haircut, hairdo
    Tam consimile'st atque ego: sūra, pēs, statūra, tōnsus, oculī, nāsus, vel labra, mālae, mentum, barba, collum - tōtus! (Platus, Amphitryo, Act 1, 443-445)
    He's so similar to me: his calves, feet, height, haircut, eyes, nose, lips, jaw, chin, beard, neck - all of it!

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative tōnsus tōnsūs
genitive tōnsūs tōnsuum
dative tōnsuī tōnsibus
accusative tōnsum tōnsūs
ablative tōnsū tōnsibus
vocative tōnsus tōnsūs

References

  • “tonsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “tonsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tonsus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • tonsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “tonsus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia