LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

tōnsus1

tōnsus m (genitive tōnsūs)

Meaning

  1. a hairstyle, haircut, hairdo
    Tam consimile'st atque ego: sūra, pēs, statūra, tōnsus, oculī, nāsus vel labra, mālae, mentum, barba, collum - tōtus!He's so similar to me: his calves, feet, height, haircut, eyes, nose, and even lips, jaw, chin, beard, neck - all of it!c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitruo 443–445

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetōnsustōnsūs
genitivetōnsūstōnsuum
dativetōnsuītōnsibus
accusativetōnsumtōnsūs
ablativetōnsūtōnsibus
vocativetōnsustōnsūs

tonsus, a, um, Part. of tondeo.
tonsus, ūs, m. tondeo,
I. the cut or mode of dressing the hair (ante-class.): pes, statura, tonsus, oculi, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 288: mulier tonsu lugubri, Att. ap. Non. 179, 20.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-?
  2. Latintōnsus

Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tondeō Latin tondeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin tōnsus From tondeō + -tus (forming action nouns).

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Tōnsus2
Tōnsus m sg (genitive Tōnsī)
Classical[ˈtõː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔn.sus]

Meaning

  1. The most important tributary river of the Hebrus, now called Tundzha or Tunca

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTōnsus—
genitiveTōnsī—
dativeTōnsō—
accusativeTōnsum—
ablativeTōnsō—
vocativeTōnse—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τόνσος (Tónsos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTonsusTonsus or TONZUS (Τόνσος, Zos. 2.22.8; cf. Lampr. Elag. 7), the principal tributary of the Hebrus in Thrace. It rises in the Haemus: its general cours…

Quick answers

What does tōnsus mean in Latin?
tōnsus, a noun, means “a hairstyle, haircut, hairdo”.
What is the genitive of tōnsus?
The genitive singular is tōnsūs. tōnsus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does tōnsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-? → Latin tōnsus.