LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

professor

professor m (genitive professōris, feminine profestrīx)
Classical[prɔˈfɛs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[proˈfɛs.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculineteacher, professor

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprofessorprofessōrēs
profestrīcēs
genitiveprofessōris
profestrīcis		professōrum
profestrīcum
dativeprofessōrī
profestrīcī		professōribus
profestrīcibus
accusativeprofessōrem
profestrīcem		professōrēs
profestrīcēs
ablativeprofessōre
profestrīce		professōribus
profestrīcibus
vocativeprofessorprofessōrēs
profestrīcēs

prŏfessor, ōris, m. profiteor,
I. a public teacher, professor, one who makes instruction in any branch a business (post-Aug.): sapientiae professores, Cels. praef. init.: ceterarum artium, Quint. 12, 11, 20: Latinae simul Graecaeque eloquentiae, Suet. Rhet 5; id. Gram. 9: astrologiae, Col. 1, 1, 4; 11, 1, 12: juris civilis, Dig. 50, 13, 1.— Absol.: opus etiam consummatis professoribus difficile, Quint. 1, 9, 3: circa scholas professorum, Suet. Tib. 11.—
II. Transf., in gen., a professor, teacher: veritatis, Amm 30, 5, 9; 22, 4, 1: adulandi professores jam docti, id. 17, 11, 1: non obscurus professor atque auctor, Quint. 2, 15, 36; cf. Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 2; Spart. Hadr 15; Dig. 50, 13, 6.—Of a physician, Cels. 2, 6, 1; 6, 4; cf. Cod. 10, 52.

Origins

From professus, from profiteor.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanprofessor
  • Frenchprofesseur
  • Italianprofessore
  • Occitanprofessor
  • Romanianprofesor
  • Spanishprofesor
  • Spanishprofe
  • Englishprofessor
  • Englishprofessour
  • GermanProfessor
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptпро̀фесор
  • Latin scriptpròfesor

Quick answers

What does professor mean in Latin?
professor, a noun, means “teacher, professor”.
What is the genitive of professor?
The genitive singular is professōris. professor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce professor?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈfɛs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈfɛs.sor].