professo
See also: professò
Catalan
Verb
professo
- first-person singular present indicative of professar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈfɛs.so/
- Rhymes: -ɛsso
- Hyphenation: pro‧fès‧so
Verb
professo
- first-person singular present indicative of professare
Latin
Participle
prŏfessō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prŏfessus
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈfɛ.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈfɛ.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuˈfɛ.su/
- Rhymes: -ɛsu
- Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧so
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeso, borrowed from Latin prŏfessus, from profiteor, from pro- + fateor.
Adjective
professo (feminine professa, masculine plural professos, feminine plural professas)
- professed (who has professed or taken vows in a religious order)
- Synonym: professado
- (figuratively) trained, skilled
Noun
professo m (plural professos, feminine professa, feminine plural professas)
- professor (one who has professed or taken vows in a religious order)
Derived terms
verbs
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
professo
- first-person singular present indicative of professar
Further reading
- “professo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “professo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025