Tosar

Galician

Etymology

From the genitive of Thoresarius, from a Suevic and/or Gothic compound personal name, from Proto-Germanic *þurisaz (“giant”) + *harjaz (“army; warrior”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toˈsaɾ]

Proper noun

Tosar

1. A locality in Tabeirós parish, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia
2. a toponymical surname

References

• “Tosar” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Tosar” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.