Toulouse

English

Etymology

From French Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈluːz/, /tuːˈluːz/
  • Rhymes: -uːz
  • Hyphenation: Tou‧louse

Proper noun

Toulouse

  1. The capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie.

Translations

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French

Etymology

From Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin (Volcae Tectosages), or possibly from an Iberian or Aquitanian name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu.luz/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Toulouse f

  1. Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)

References

  • Le Nom de Toulouse de Pierre Moret, 1996, Université Toulouse le Mirail – Toulouse II, p. 11; Histoire de Toulouse, 1974, p. 11.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.

Proper noun

Toulouse f

  1. Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
    Synonym: Tolosa

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈlus/ [t̪uˈlus]
  • Rhymes: -us

Proper noun

Toulouse m

  1. Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
    Synonym: Tolosa
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