# Toronto
## English
### Etymology

From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Compare karón:ta (“tree”) from Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹõt-.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /təˈɹɑn(t)oʊ/, [tʰəˈɹɑntʰo(ʊ)], [tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃o(ʊ)]
* (local, MTE) IPA: /təˈɹɑnoʊ/, [tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃ə], [tʰɹɑɾ̃ə], [t͡ʃəˈɹɑno(ʊ)], [t͡ʃɹɑno(ʊ)], [t͡ʃəˈɹɑnə], [t͡ʃɹɑnə], [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷɑɾ̃ə]
* Audio (Canada, informal):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: To‧ron‧to

### Proper noun

Toronto
* The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada.
** 2022 April 18, Catherine Porter, “A ‘Wild West’ of Marijuana Shops Grows in Toronto”, in The New York Times‎:As Toronto slowly comes back to life after two years of repeated lockdowns and closures, the wreckage of the pandemic is surfacing like cigarette butts in melted snow drifts.
* A lakeside suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Lake Macquarie.
* An unincorporated area and community of 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)

#### Derived terms

* Toronto Islands

#### Related terms

* Torontonian

#### Translations
### 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: [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
### Etymology

From English Toronto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtoronto/, [ˈt̪o̞ro̞n̪t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -oronto
* Hyphenation: To‧ron‧to

### Proper noun

Toronto
* Toronto (The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Toronto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Torontoni
accusative
nom.
Torontoni
gen.
Torontoni
genitive
Torontoni
partitive
Torontoani
inessive
Torontossani
elative
Torontostani
illative
Torontooni
adessive
Torontollani
ablative
Torontoltani
allative
Torontolleni
essive
Torontonani
translative
Torontokseni
abessive
Torontottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Torontosi
accusative
nom.
Torontosi
gen.
Torontosi
genitive
Torontosi
partitive
Torontoasi
inessive
Torontossasi
elative
Torontostasi
illative
Torontoosi
adessive
Torontollasi
ablative
Torontoltasi
allative
Torontollesi
essive
Torontonasi
translative
Torontoksesi
abessive
Torontottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Torontomme
accusative
nom.
Torontomme
gen.
Torontomme
genitive
Torontomme
partitive
Torontoamme
inessive
Torontossamme
elative
Torontostamme
illative
Torontoomme
adessive
Torontollamme
ablative
Torontoltamme
allative
Torontollemme
essive
Torontonamme
translative
Torontoksemme
abessive
Torontottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Torontonne
accusative
nom.
Torontonne
gen.
Torontonne
genitive
Torontonne
partitive
Torontoanne
inessive
Torontossanne
elative
Torontostanne
illative
Torontoonne
adessive
Torontollanne
ablative
Torontoltanne
allative
Torontollenne
essive
Torontonanne
translative
Torontoksenne
abessive
Torontottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Torontonsa
accusative
nom.
Torontonsa
gen.
Torontonsa
genitive
Torontonsa
partitive
Torontoaan Torontoansa
inessive
Torontossaan Torontossansa
elative
Torontostaan Torontostansa
illative
Torontoonsa
adessive
Torontollaan Torontollansa
ablative
Torontoltaan Torontoltansa
allative
Torontolleen Torontollensa
essive
Torontonaan Torontonansa
translative
Torontokseen Torontoksensa
abessive
Torontottaan Torontottansa
instructive
comitative

## French
### Pronunciation

* (Belgium, France) IPA: /tɔ.ʁɔ̃.to/
* Audio (France):(file)

### Proper noun

Toronto m
* Toronto (The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada)
* Toronto (A lakeside suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Lake Macquarie)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Toronto, from Mohawk tkaronto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtorontoː]
* Hyphenation: To‧ron‧to
* Rhymes: -toː

### Proper noun

Toronto
* Toronto (The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada)

#### Derived terms

* torontói

## Japanese
### Romanization

Toronto
* Rōmaji transcription of トロント

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Toronto, from Mohawk tkaronto.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /toˈɾõ.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /toˈɾõ.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /toˈɾõ.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tuˈɾõ.tu/
* Hyphenation: To‧ron‧to

### Proper noun

Toronto
* Toronto (The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /toˈɾonto/

### Proper noun

Toronto m
* Toronto (The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada)