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professor
English
Alternative forms
- professour (archaic)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman proffessur, from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor (“profess”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???f?s?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p???f?s?/
- Rhymes: -?s?(?)
Noun
professor (plural professors)
- The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor." Abbreviated Prof.
- (US, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
- (archaic) One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.
- 1897, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (transl.) The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Introduction, p. v:
- This period in which Abraham the Jew lived was one in which Magic was almost universally believed in, and in which its Professors were held in honour;
- 1897, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (transl.) The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Introduction, p. v:
- (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 415:
- You could hear [...] pianos under the hands of whorehouse professors sounding like they came with keys between the keys.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 415:
- The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.
Synonyms
- prof
Derived terms
Translations
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”).
Noun
professor (definite accusative professoru, plural professorlar)
- professor
Declension
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin professor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p?o.f??so/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p?u.f??so/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /p?o.fe?so?/
Noun
professor m (plural professors, feminine professora)
- professor
- teacher
- Synonyms: mestre, ensenyant
Derived terms
- professorat
Related terms
- professar
- professió
Further reading
- “professor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “professor” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “professor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “professor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch professoor, from Latin professor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pro??f?.s?r/
- Hyphenation: pro?fes?sor
Noun
professor m (plural professoren or professors, diminutive professortje n)
- professor
Synonyms
- hoogleraar
Derived terms
- professoraal
- professoraat
- professorschap
Latin
Etymology
From professus, from profiteor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pro?fes.sor/, [p???f?s???r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pro?fes.sor/, [p???f?s??r]
Noun
professor m (genitive profess?ris, feminine profestr?x); third declension
- teacher, professor
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- professor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- professor in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin professor
Noun
professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorer, definite plural professorene)
- professor, the highest academic rank at a university
Derived terms
References
- “professor” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “professor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin professor
Noun
professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorar, definite plural professorane)
- professor, the highest academic rank at a university
Related terms
- professorat
References
- “professor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin professor.
Pronunciation
Noun
professor m (plural professors, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)
- teacher (person teaches professionally)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin professor.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /p?u.f?.?so?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /p?o.fe.?so?/, [p?ö.fë.?s?o?]
- Hyphenation: pro?fes?sor
Noun
professor m (plural professores, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)
- teacher (person teaches professionally)
- Synonyms: docente (chiefly in academic contexts), mestre (dated), educador (has an affectionate or poetic undertone)
- (Brazil, pro football, slang) coach
- Synonym: treinador
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:professor.
Derived terms
- professorzinho (diminutive), professorinho (diminutive, dated)
- professorzão (augmentative)
- professorado
- professorar
Related terms
- professo
- professar
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: profesor
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
professor c (feminine: professorska (dated))
- professor; the highest academic rank at a university
Declension
Derived terms
- forskningsprofessor
- adjungerad professor
- biträdande professor
- hedersprofessor
- gästprofessor
- profession
- professor emeritus
- professorstjänst
- professur
See also
- högskoleadjunkt
- högskolelektor
- lektor
- adjunkt
References
Uzbek
Noun
professor (plural professorlar)
- professor
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aspro
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Pronunciation
Noun
aspro (plural aspros)
- (Australia, informal) associate professor
Anagrams
- Paros, Poras, praos, proas, psora, rapos, rapso, roaps, sapor, sapro-
Aragonese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
aspro m sg (feminine singular aspra, neuter singular aspro, masculine and neuter plural aspros, feminine plural aspres)
- rough
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “aspro”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, ?ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From Latin asperum, accusative singular of asper (“rough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?esp- (“to cut”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese áspero (“rough”), French âpre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?as.pro/
- Hyphenation: à?spro
Adjective
aspro (feminine aspra, masculine plural aspri, feminine plural aspre)
- sharp, tart (taste)
- sour, pungent, bitter
- rugged (terrain)
- harsh, severe
- strict
- difficult
Derived terms
- aspramente
- asprezza
- asprigno
- inasprire
Related terms
- asperità
- asperrimo
Anagrams
- parso
- prosa
- raspo, raspò
- saprò
- sopra
- sparo, sparò
- spora
Further reading
- aspro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- aspro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (áspron).
Noun
aspro m (plural aspros)
- a particular Turkish currency; the asper
Further reading
- “aspro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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