Toulouse
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Toulouse
- The capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie.
- A surname from French
Translations
[edit]a city in France
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Toulouse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Previously Thoulouse; from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin (Volcae Tectosages), or possibly from an Iberian or Aquitanian name.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Toulouse f
- Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Toulouse
Proper noun
[edit]Toulouse m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Toulouse
References
[edit]- Le Nom de Toulouse, Pierre Moret, 1996, Université Toulouse le Mirail – Toulouse II, p. 11; Histoire de Toulouse, 1974, p. 11.
Paronyms
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.
Proper noun
[edit]Toulouse f
- Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
- Synonym: Tolosa
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Toulouse m
- Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
- Synonym: Tolosa
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