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noun · femininefirst declension

tōnsūra

tōnsūra f (genitive tōnsūrae)
Classical[tõːˈsuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[tonˈsuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. haircut
  2. pruning, clipping, trimming
  3. shearing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetōnsūratōnsūrae
genitivetōnsūraetōnsūrārum
dativetōnsūraetōnsūrīs
accusativetōnsūramtōnsūrās
ablativetōnsūrātōnsūrīs
vocativetōnsūratōnsūrae

tonsūra, ae, f. id.,
I. a shearing, clipping; a pruning, trimming: quidam in anno bis tondent (oves) ac semestres faciunt tonsuras, wool - shearings, shearings, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 8: primae lana, Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 115: capillorum, Ov. A. A. 1, 517: vitis, Plin. 17, 27, 45, § 257; 16, 37, 68, § 175.

Origins

From tondeō + -tūra with the regular change -dt- → -ss- → -s-.

Elsewhere
  • Catalantonsura
  • Italiantonsura
  • Occitantonsura
  • Romaniantunsură
  • Spanishtonsura
  • Friuliantonsure
  • Galiciantonsura
  • Hungariantonzúra
  • Old Frenchtonsure
  • Polishtonsura
Italo-Romance
  • Italiantosura

Quick answers

What does tōnsūra mean in Latin?
tōnsūra, a noun, means “haircut; pruning, clipping, trimming; shearing”.
What is the genitive of tōnsūra?
The genitive singular is tōnsūrae. tōnsūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tōnsūra?
In classical Latin, [tõːˈsuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tonˈsuː.ra].