English Explanatory Dictionary

Thurso

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in northern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.
  2. A river in Highland council area, Scotland.

Pronunciation

/ˈθʌɹzo/ /ˈθʌɹso/ /ˈθɜːɹsəʊ/ /ˈθɜːɹzəʊ/

Word forms

Thurso

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórsá (“Thor's River”). The Norse is likely an adaptation of the Latin Tarvodubron from a Proto-Brythonic reflex of Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) + *dubros (“water”).

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