prófessor

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See also: professor and Professor

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish professor, from Latin professor (one who declares).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰrouːfɛsːɔr/

Noun

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prófessor m (genitive singular prófessors, nominative plural prófessorar)

  1. professor (the most senior academic rank of a university or research institute)

Usage notes

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Refers only strictly to the most senior academic rank, and is not used more broadly for university teachers, which are referred to instead by their respective titles (dósent, lektor, aðjunkt) or a generic term such as háskólakennari (university teacher).

Declension

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    Declension of prófessor
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative prófessor prófessorinn prófessorar prófessorarnir
accusative prófessor prófessorinn prófessora prófessorana
dative prófessor prófessornum prófessorum prófessorunum
genitive prófessors prófessorsins prófessora prófessoranna