profesors

Latgalian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin professor. Cognate with Latvian profesors and Russian профессор (professor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔfʲɛsɔ̀rs]
• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧sors

Noun

profesors m

1. professor

Declension

Declension of profesors (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	profesors	profesori
genitive	profesora	profesoru
dative	profesoram	profesorim
accusative	profesoru	profesorus
instrumental	profesoru	profesorim
locative	profesorā	profesorūs
vocative	profesor	profesori

Hyponyms

• profesore (“female professor”)

Derived terms

• profesore

 

References

• A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 12

Latvian

Profesors

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor (“profess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾofɛsoɾs]

Noun

profesors m (1st declension, feminine form: profesore)

1. (male) professor (a man who has the highest teaching position in a college or university; such a position)

   lekciju lasīs profesors ― a professor gave the lecture

   piešķirt profesora nosaukumu ― to acquire the title of professor

   ārštata profesors ― freelance professor

Declension

Declension of profesors (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	profesors	profesori
accusative (akuzatīvs)	profesoru	profesorus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	profesora	profesoru
dative (datīvs)	profesoram	profesoriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	profesoru	profesoriem
locative (lokatīvs)	profesorā	profesoros
vocative (vokatīvs)	profesor	profesori