agrimensor

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

    Alternative forms

    • agrī mēnsor

    Etymology

    From ager (territory; district; domain; productive land; field) +‎ mēnsor (a measurer; surveyor).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    agrimēnsor m (genitive agrimēnsōris); third declension

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

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative agrimēnsor agrimēnsōrēs
    genitive agrimēnsōris agrimēnsōrum
    dative agrimēnsōrī agrimēnsōribus
    accusative agrimēnsōrem agrimēnsōrēs
    ablative agrimēnsōre agrimēnsōribus
    vocative agrimēnsor agrimēnsōrēs

    Derived terms

    • agrimēnsōrius

    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]
     
    • (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

    Further reading

    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

    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, 2025
    • agrimensor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • agrimensor”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
    • 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