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tonsus.

coiffure; way of dressing hair (Plautus);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a hairstyle, haircut, hairdo

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tondeō Latin tondeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin tōnsus From tondeō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb
  1. having been shaved, shorn, clipped

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. having been cropped, pruned, trimmed

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  3. having been mowed, reaped

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  4. having been grazed upon

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  5. having been plundered, deprived

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  6. a priest, that has had his head tonsured

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · noun-from-verb · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of tondeō (“to shave, shear, clip”).

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