English Explanatory Dictionary

Toulouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France.
  2. A surname from French

Pronunciation

/təˈluːz/ /tuːˈluːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Toulouse.wav

Word forms

Toulouse

Etymology

Etymology tree Aquitanianbor.? Iberianbor.? Gaulishbor.? Latin Tolōsa Old Occitan Tolosabor. French Toulousebor. English Toulouse Borrowed from French Toulouse. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

Related words

Capitol capitoul capitoulate capitoulat
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