agrimensor
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agrimensor.
Noun
agrimensor (plural agrimensors)
- (historical) A land surveyor in Ancient Rome.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin agrīmēnsor (“land surveyor”).
Noun
agrimensor m (plural agrimensors, feminine agrimensora)
- surveyor, land surveyor
Related terms
- agrimensura
Further reading
- “agrimensor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “agrimensor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “agrimensor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “agrimensor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Etymology
ager (“territory”, “district”, “domain”; “productive land”, “a field”) + mēnsor (“a measurer”, “a surveyor”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.ɡriːˈmen.sor/, [äɡriːˈmẽːs̠ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.ɡriˈmen.sor/, [äɡriˈmɛnsor]
Noun
agrīmēnsor m (genitive agrīmēnsōris); third declension
- a land surveyor (a professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | agrīmēnsor | agrīmēnsōrēs |
| Genitive | agrīmēnsōris | agrīmēnsōrum |
| Dative | agrīmēnsōrī | agrīmēnsōribus |
| Accusative | agrīmēnsōrem | agrīmēnsōrēs |
| Ablative | agrīmēnsōre | agrīmēnsōribus |
| Vocative | agrīmēnsor | agrīmēnsōrēs |
Derived terms
- agrīmēnsōrius
Descendants
- Catalan: agrimensor
- Italian: agrimensore
- Portuguese: agrimensor
- → Romanian: agrimensor
- Spanish: agrimensor
References
- “agrīmensor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- agrĭmensŏr in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 92/1
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agrīmēnsor (“land surveyor”).
Noun
agrimensor m (plural agrimensores, feminine agrimensora, feminine plural agrimensoras)
- surveyor (person occupied with land surveying)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian agrimensore, from Latin agrīmēnsor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡri.menˈsor/
Noun
agrimensor m (plural agrimensori)
- surveyor (person occupied with land surveying)
Declension
Declension of agrimensor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) agrimensor | agrimensorul | (niște) agrimensori | agrimensorii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) agrimensor | agrimensorului | (unor) agrimensori | agrimensorilor |
| vocative | agrimensorule | agrimensorilor | ||
Synonyms
- arpentor
Related terms
- agrimensură
References
- agrimensor in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin agrīmēnsor (“land surveyor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡɾimenˈsoɾ/ [a.ɣ̞ɾi.mẽnˈsoɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: a‧gri‧men‧sor
Noun
agrimensor m (plural agrimensores, feminine agrimensora, feminine plural agrimensoras)
- surveyor
Related terms
- agrimensura
Descendants
- Tagalog: agrimensor
Further reading
- “agrimensor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish agrimensor (“surveyor”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ag‧ri‧men‧sor
- IPA(key): /ʔaɡɾimenˈsoɾ/, [ʔɐɡ.ɾɪ.menˈsoɾ]
Noun
agrimensór
- surveyor
- Synonyms: tagasukat-lupa, manunukat-lupa
References
- “agrimensor” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.