Toro

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Toro

  1. (US, slang) Oldsmobile Toronado

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Toro.

Proper noun

Toro

  1. A surname from Spanish.
    • 2025 June 17, Nicole Stock, “Why Is Everybody ‘Crashing Out’?”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 18 June 2025:
      Alejandra Toro was struggling. Everything was going wrong at the same time, she was overwhelmed and she felt as if she was about to have a meltdown. She was crashing out.

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

From Russian Тор (Tor).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoro/
  • Rhymes: -oro
  • Hyphenation: To‧ro

Proper noun

Toro (accusative Toron)

  1. Thor

Finnish

Etymology

In eastern Finland, a variant of Toroi; in western Finland, from Scandinavian names with Old Norse Þórr.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoro/, [ˈt̪o̞ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -oro
  • Syllabification(key): To‧ro
  • Hyphenation(key): To‧ro

Proper noun

Toro

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Toro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Toro Torot
genitive Toron Torojen
partitive Toroa Toroja
illative Toroon Toroihin
singular plural
nominative Toro Torot
accusative nom. Toro Torot
gen. Toron
genitive Toron Torojen
partitive Toroa Toroja
inessive Torossa Toroissa
elative Torosta Toroista
illative Toroon Toroihin
adessive Torolla Toroilla
ablative Torolta Toroilta
allative Torolle Toroille
essive Torona Toroina
translative Toroksi Toroiksi
abessive Torotta Toroitta
instructive Toroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Toro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Toroni Toroni
accusative nom. Toroni Toroni
gen. Toroni
genitive Toroni Torojeni
partitive Toroani Torojani
inessive Torossani Toroissani
elative Torostani Toroistani
illative Torooni Toroihini
adessive Torollani Toroillani
ablative Toroltani Toroiltani
allative Torolleni Toroilleni
essive Toronani Toroinani
translative Torokseni Toroikseni
abessive Torottani Toroittani
instructive
comitative Toroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Torosi Torosi
accusative nom. Torosi Torosi
gen. Torosi
genitive Torosi Torojesi
partitive Toroasi Torojasi
inessive Torossasi Toroissasi
elative Torostasi Toroistasi
illative Toroosi Toroihisi
adessive Torollasi Toroillasi
ablative Toroltasi Toroiltasi
allative Torollesi Toroillesi
essive Toronasi Toroinasi
translative Toroksesi Toroiksesi
abessive Torottasi Toroittasi
instructive
comitative Toroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Toromme Toromme
accusative nom. Toromme Toromme
gen. Toromme
genitive Toromme Torojemme
partitive Toroamme Torojamme
inessive Torossamme Toroissamme
elative Torostamme Toroistamme
illative Toroomme Toroihimme
adessive Torollamme Toroillamme
ablative Toroltamme Toroiltamme
allative Torollemme Toroillemme
essive Toronamme Toroinamme
translative Toroksemme Toroiksemme
abessive Torottamme Toroittamme
instructive
comitative Toroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Toronne Toronne
accusative nom. Toronne Toronne
gen. Toronne
genitive Toronne Torojenne
partitive Toroanne Torojanne
inessive Torossanne Toroissanne
elative Torostanne Toroistanne
illative Toroonne Toroihinne
adessive Torollanne Toroillanne
ablative Toroltanne Toroiltanne
allative Torollenne Toroillenne
essive Toronanne Toroinanne
translative Toroksenne Toroiksenne
abessive Torottanne Toroittanne
instructive
comitative Toroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Toronsa Toronsa
accusative nom. Toronsa Toronsa
gen. Toronsa
genitive Toronsa Torojensa
partitive Toroaan
Toroansa
Torojaan
Torojansa
inessive Torossaan
Torossansa
Toroissaan
Toroissansa
elative Torostaan
Torostansa
Toroistaan
Toroistansa
illative Toroonsa Toroihinsa
adessive Torollaan
Torollansa
Toroillaan
Toroillansa
ablative Toroltaan
Toroltansa
Toroiltaan
Toroiltansa
allative Torolleen
Torollensa
Toroilleen
Toroillensa
essive Toronaan
Toronansa
Toroinaan
Toroinansa
translative Torokseen
Toroksensa
Toroikseen
Toroiksensa
abessive Torottaan
Torottansa
Toroittaan
Toroittansa
instructive
comitative Toroineen
Toroinensa

Statistics

  • Toro is the 5955th (tied with 46 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 116 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔro
  • Hyphenation: Tò‧ro

Proper noun

Toro m

  1. (astronomy) Taurus (constellation of the Zodiac)
  2. (astrology) Taurus (Zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Italian · segno zodiacale (layout · text)

Ariete

Toro

Gemelli

Cancro

Leone

Vergine

Bilancia

Scorpione

Sagittario

Capricorno

Acquario

Pesci

Noun

Toro m or f (invariable)

  1. (astrology) one born under the Taurus zodiac sign

Further reading

  • Toro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • toro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoɾo/ [ˈt̪o.ɾo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾo
  • Syllabification: To‧ro

Proper noun

Toro m

  1. a river in Costa Rica and Panama

Derived terms