proper noun · neutersecond declension
Tolētum
Tolētum n sg (genitive Tolētī)
Classical[tɔˈɫeː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[toˈlɛː.tum]
Meaning
- Toledo (a Hispanian town, now a city in modern Spain)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tolētum | — |
| genitive | Tolētī | — |
| dative | Tolētō | — |
| accusative | Tolētum | — |
| ablative | Tolētō | — |
| vocative | Tolētum | — |
| locative | Tolētī | — |
Tŏlētum, i, n.,
I. a town of Spain, now Toledo, Liv. 35, 7; 39, 30. — Hence, adj.: Tŏlētānus, a, um, of Toletum:
culter, Grat. Cyn. 34. — As subst.: Tŏlētāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Toletum, Liv. 35, 22; Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 25.Origins
Uncertain; it was described by the Romans as a Celtic city, but no corresponding tribe names are known. Possibly Proto-Celtic *tol- (“hill”), which could be related to *tullom, *tullos (“hole”) << Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”); compare the French city Toulon and Welsh twll (“hole”), but widespread support for the evolution of "hole" to "hill" is lacking. Some sources cite a Semitic origin (Hebrew טלטול (“wandering”), טילטל (“to wander”)), but this has been dismissed as folk etymology as there is no evidence for a Semitic presence in the region. Also compare Tolentinum, a town in Picenum.
Descendants
- CatalanToledofrom Old Catalan Toledo
- PortugueseToledofrom Old Galician-Portuguese Toledo
- SpanishToledofrom Old Spanish Toledo
- EnglishToledofrom Old Spanish Toledo
- ItalianToledofrom Old Spanish Toledo
- AragoneseToledofrom Old Navarro-Aragonese Toledo
- FalaToledufrom Old Galician-Portuguese Toledo
- GalicianToledofrom Old Galician-Portuguese Toledo
- LadinoToledofrom Old Spanish Toledo