LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tōnsōrius

tōnsōrius (feminine tōnsōria, neuter tōnsōrium)
Classical[tõːˈsoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[tonˈsɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalshaving
  2. adjectiverelationalbarber

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetōnsōriustōnsōriatōnsōrium
genitivetōnsōriītōnsōriaetōnsōriī
dativetōnsōriōtōnsōriaetōnsōriō
accusativetōnsōriumtōnsōriamtōnsōrium
ablativetōnsōriōtōnsōriātōnsōriō
vocativetōnsōrietōnsōriatōnsōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetōnsōriītōnsōriaetōnsōria
genitivetōnsōriōrumtōnsōriārumtōnsōriōrum
dativetōnsōriīstōnsōriīstōnsōriīs
accusativetōnsōriōstōnsōriāstōnsōria
ablativetōnsōriīstōnsōriīstōnsōriīs
vocativetōnsōriītōnsōriaetōnsōria

tonsōrĭus, a, um, adj. tondeo,
I. of or belonging to shearing or shaving, tonsorial: culter, a razor, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25; Petr. 108: ferramenta, Mart. 14, 36 in lemm.: sella, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1: cultellus, for cutting nails, Val. Max. 3, 2, 15: ferramenta, for shearing sheep, Pall. 1, 43, 3.

Origins

From tondeō (“cut, shear”) + -tōrius.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesetesoura
  • Portuguesetesoira
  • Portuguesetejoura
  • Portuguesetisoira
  • Portuguesetijoira
  • Spanishtijera
  • Asturiantisoria
  • Galiciantesoira
  • Galiciantesoura
  • Galiciantixoira
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalantisora
  • Belsetántiserafrom Aragonese tixera
  • Belsetánestiserafrom Aragonese tixera
  • Benasquésestisera
  • Auvergnattesuira
  • Auvergnatestesuira
Padanian
  • Emiliantisura
  • Liguriantisoîa
  • Liguriantesueîa
  • Lombardtesoira
  • Piedmontesetisòira
  • Piedmontesetësòira
  • Romagnoltusur

Quick answers

What does tōnsōrius mean in Latin?
tōnsōrius, a adjective, means “shaving; barber”.
How do you pronounce tōnsōrius?
In classical Latin, [tõːˈsoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tonˈsɔː.ri.us].