Galician
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Etymology
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From the genitive of Thoresarius, from a Suevic and/or Gothic compound personal name, from Proto-Germanic *þurisaz (“giant”) + *harjaz (“army; warrior”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
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Tosar
- A locality in Tabeirós parish, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia
- a toponymical surname
References
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- “Tosar” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Tosar” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Cf. Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 267.
