Toronto
See also: Torontó
English
Etymology
From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching.[1]
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /təˈɹɑn(t)oʊ/, [tʰəˈɹɑntʰo(ʊ)], [tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃o(ʊ)]
- (local, MTE) IPA(key): /təˈɹɑnoʊ/, [tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃ə], [tʰɹɑɾ̃ə], [t͡ʃəˈɹɑno(ʊ)], [t͡ʃɹɑno(ʊ)], [t͡ʃəˈɹɑnə], [t͡ʃɹɑnə]
[2]Audio (Canada, informal) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: To‧ron‧to
Proper noun
Toronto
- The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada.
- A lakeside suburb within the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
- An unincorporated area and community in the township of Lot 23, Grenville Parish, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A village in County Durham, England.
- A former unincorporated community in Woodside Township, now a suburb of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
- A ghost town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
- A small town in Clinton County, Iowa.
- A tiny city in Woodson County, Kansas, named after Toronto, Ontario.
- An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, named after Toronto, Ontario.
- A city in Jefferson County, Ohio, named after Toronto, Ontario.
- A small town in Deuel County, South Dakota, named after Toronto, Ontario.
Synonyms
- (city in Canada): The Big Smoke, Hogtown, Hollywood North, Muddy York (historical nickname), The 6, The North, Queen City, T.O., York (former name)
Related terms
Translations
city in Canada
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References
- Gray, Jeff (2003 October 17) “A defining moment for tkaronto”, in The Globe and Mail, retrieved 2022-09-23
- Gallinger, Zack, Motskin, Arik (2018 June 1) “This is How Canada Talks”, in The 10 and 3, retrieved 2022-09-23
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [toˈronto]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -onto
- Hyphenation: To‧ron‧to
Proper noun
Toronto (accusative Toronton)
- Toronto (the capital city of Ontario, Canada, and largest city in Canada)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoronto/, [ˈt̪o̞ro̞n̪t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -oronto
- Syllabification(key): To‧ron‧to
Declension
| Inflection of Toronto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Toronto | — | ||
| genitive | Toronton | — | ||
| partitive | Torontoa | — | ||
| illative | Torontoon | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Toronto | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Toronto | — | |
| gen. | Toronton | |||
| genitive | Toronton | — | ||
| partitive | Torontoa | — | ||
| inessive | Torontossa | — | ||
| elative | Torontosta | — | ||
| illative | Torontoon | — | ||
| adessive | Torontolla | — | ||
| ablative | Torontolta | — | ||
| allative | Torontolle | — | ||
| essive | Torontona | — | ||
| translative | Torontoksi | — | ||
| abessive | Torontotta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Pronunciation
- (Belgium, France) IPA(key): /tɔ.ʁɔ̃.to/
Audio (France) (file)
Hungarian
Toronto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtorontoː]
- Hyphenation: To‧ron‧to
- Rhymes: -toː
Declension
| Inflection of Toronto | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Toronto | — |
| accusative | Torontót | — |
| dative | Torontónak | — |
| instrumental | Torontóval | — |
| causal-final | Torontóért | — |
| translative | Torontóvá | — |
| terminative | Torontóig | — |
| essive-formal | Torontóként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Torontóban | — |
| superessive | Torontón | — |
| adessive | Torontónál | — |
| illative | Torontóba | — |
| sublative | Torontóra | — |
| allative | Torontóhoz | — |
| elative | Torontóból | — |
| delative | Torontóról | — |
| ablative | Torontótól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Torontóé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Torontóéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Toronto | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Torontóm | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Torontód | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Torontója | — |
| 1st person plural | Torontónk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Torontótok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Torontójuk | — |
Derived terms
- torontói
Portuguese
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɔrɔntɔ]
Proper noun
Toronto n (genitive singular Toronta, declension pattern of mesto)
- Toronto (the capital city of Ontario, Canada, and largest city in Canada)
References
- “Toronto”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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