agrimensor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agrimensor.

Noun

agrimensor (plural agrimensors)

  1. (historical) A land surveyor in Ancient Rome.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agrīmēnsōrem (land surveyor).

Pronunciation

Noun

agrimensor m (plural agrimensors, feminine agrimensora, feminine plural agrimensores)

  1. surveyor, land surveyor

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

ager (territory”, “district”, “domain”; “productive land”, “a field) +‎ mēnsor (a measurer”, “a surveyor)

Pronunciation

Noun

agrīmēnsor m (genitive agrīmēnsōris); third declension

  1. a land surveyor (a professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡɾi.mẽˈsoʁ/ [a.ɡɾi.mẽˈsoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ɡɾi.mẽˈsoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ɡɾi.mẽˈsoʁ/ [a.ɡɾi.mẽˈsoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡɾi.mẽˈsoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡɾi.mẽˈsoɾ/ [ɐ.ɣɾi.mẽˈsoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡɾi.mẽˈso.ɾi/ [ɐ.ɣɾi.mẽˈso.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧gri‧men‧sor

Noun

agrimensor m (plural agrimensores, feminine agrimensora, feminine plural agrimensoras)

  1. surveyor (person occupied with land surveying)
    Synonym: inspetor

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian agrimensore, from Latin agrīmēnsor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ɡri.menˈsor/

Noun

agrimensor m (plural agrimensori)

  1. surveyor (person occupied with land surveying)
    Synonym: arpentor

Declension

Declension of agrimensor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative agrimensor agrimensorul agrimensori agrimensorii
genitive-dative agrimensor agrimensorului agrimensori agrimensorilor
vocative agrimensorule agrimensorilor

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

  1. surveyor

Descendants

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agrimensor (surveyor), from Latin agrīmēnsor (land surveyor).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡɾimenˈsoɾ/ [ʔɐ.ɡɾɪ.mɛn̪ˈsoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧gri‧men‧sor

Noun

agrimensór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. surveyor
    Synonyms: tagasukat-lupa, manunukat-lupa

See also

References

  • agrimensor”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • agrimensor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • agrimensor”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 17