proper noun · femininefirst declension
Tolōsa
Tolōsa f sg (genitive Tolōsae)
Classical[tɔˈɫoː.sa]Ecclesiastical[toˈlɔː.s̬a]
Meaning
- Toulouse (the capital city of Haute-Garonne department, France; the capital city of the region of Occitania)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tolōsa | — |
| genitive | Tolōsae | — |
| dative | Tolōsae | — |
| accusative | Tolōsam | — |
| ablative | Tolōsā | — |
| vocative | Tolōsa | — |
| locative | Tolōsae | — |
Tŏlōsa, ae, f.,
I. a city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Toulouse, Mel. 2, 5, 2; Caes. B. G. 3, 20; Cic. Font. 5, 9; Mart. 9, 100, 3.— Hence,
A. Tŏlōsānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tolosa, Tolosan:
aurum, plundered by the consul Q. Servilius from Tolosa, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74; Gell. 3, 9, 7 sq.; Just. 32, 3.—In plur.: Tŏlōsāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tolosa, Tolosans, Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 109.—B. Tŏlōsas, ātis, adj., of Tolosa, Tolosan:
caseus, Mart. 12, 32, 18: cathedra, Sid. Ep. 9, 16. — In plur.: Tŏlō-sātes, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Tolosa, Caes. B. G. 1, 10; 7, 7.—C. Tŏlōsensis, e, adj., of Tolosa, Tolosan:
lacus, Just. 32, 3, 9.Origins
Probably of Aquitanian, Iberian, or Gaulish origin; compare Ancient Greek Τολῶσσα (Tolôssa).