LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

agrimēnsor

agrimēnsor m (genitive agrimēnsōris)
Classical[a.ɡrɪˈmẽː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[a.ɡriˈmɛn.sor]

Meaning

  1. a land surveyor (a professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagrimēnsoragrimēnsōrēs
genitiveagrimēnsōrisagrimēnsōrum
dativeagrimēnsōrīagrimēnsōribus
accusativeagrimēnsōremagrimēnsōrēs
ablativeagrimēnsōreagrimēnsōribus
vocativeagrimēnsoragrimēnsōrēs

agrī-mensor, ōris, m. ager,
I. a landsurveyor, Amm. 19, 11; Cassiod. Var. 3, 52.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  3. Proto-Italic*agros
  4. Latinagrimēnsor

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mēnsor Latin agrimēnsor From ager (“territory; district; domain; productive land; field”) + mēnsor (“a measurer; surveyor”).

Descendants
  • Catalanagrimensor
  • Englishagrimensor
  • Frenchagrimenseur
  • Italianagrimensore
  • Portugueseagrimensor
  • Romanianagrimensor
  • Spanishagrimensor

Quick answers

What does agrimēnsor mean in Latin?
agrimēnsor, a noun, means “a land surveyor (a professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.)”.
What is the genitive of agrimēnsor?
The genitive singular is agrimēnsōris. agrimēnsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce agrimēnsor?
In classical Latin, [a.ɡrɪˈmẽː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.ɡriˈmɛn.sor].
Where does agrimēnsor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros → Proto-Italic *agros → Latin agrimēnsor.