dor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dor"

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Homophone: door

Etymology 1

From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), from Proto-West Germanic *dorō, from Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰrēn- (“bee, hornet, drone”).

Related to Saterland Frisian Doarne (“hornet”), Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.

Alternative forms

dorr

Noun

dor (plural dors)

A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying
Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee

Derived terms

dorbeetle
dorbug
dorrfly
dumbledor

Translations

Dutch: gewone mestkever (nl) m
French: géotrupe du fumier m

Etymology 2

Compare dor (“a beetle”), and hum, humbug.

Noun

dor (plural dors)

(obsolete) a trick, joke, or deception
- 1624 June 6 (licensing date), John Fletcher, “A VVife for a Moneth”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, OCLC 3083972, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  To say you were impotent! I am ashamed on 't! To make yourself no man? to a fresh maid too, A longing maid? upon her wedding-night also, To give her such a dor?

Anagrams

DRO, ODR, Ord, RDO, Rod, dro, ord, rod

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Adjective

dor (attributive dorre, comparative dorder, superlative dorste)

dry, wilted (having a relatively low or no liquid content)

Aromanian

Alternative forms

doru

Etymology 1

From Latin doleō. Compare Romanian durea.

Verb

dor (third-person singular present indicative doari or doare, past participle durutã)

I hurt, ache.

Usage notes

Usually used reflexively (e.g. "mi doari"- it hurts/pains (me)), as with the Romanian cognate, which is only conjugated in the 3rd person.

Related terms

dureari/ dureare
durut

Etymology 2

Probably from Late Latin dolus (“pain, grief”), a derivative of Latin dolor (“pain”); alternatively, and less likely, from dolus (“trickery, deception”), from Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos). Compare Romanian dor.

Noun

dor

wistfulness, melancholy, nostalgia, longing, desire
love
passion
pain, suffering

Azerbaijani

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

dor (definite accusative doru, plural dorlar)

mast
dorlu qayıq ― a dingy with a mast
üç dorlu gəmi ― a ship with three masts
(radio, electric) tower

Declension

Declension of dor
	singular	plural
nominative	dor	dorlar
definite accusative	doru	dorları
dative	dora	dorlara
locative	dorda	dorlarda
ablative	dordan	dorlardan
definite genitive	dorun	dorların

Possessive forms of dor
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	dorum	dorlarım
sənin (“your”)	dorun	dorların
onun (“his/her/its”)	doru	dorları
bizim (“our”)	dorumuz	dorlarımız
sizin (“your”)	dorunuz	dorlarınız
onların (“their”)	doru or dorları	dorları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	dorumu	dorlarımı
sənin (“your”)	dorunu	dorlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	dorunu	dorlarını
bizim (“our”)	dorumuzu	dorlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	dorunuzu	dorlarınızı
onların (“their”)	dorunu or dorlarını	dorlarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	doruma	dorlarıma
sənin (“your”)	doruna	dorlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	doruna	dorlarına
bizim (“our”)	dorumuza	dorlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	dorunuza	dorlarınıza
onların (“their”)	doruna or dorlarına	dorlarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	dorumda	dorlarımda
sənin (“your”)	dorunda	dorlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	dorunda	dorlarında
bizim (“our”)	dorumuzda	dorlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	dorunuzda	dorlarınızda
onların (“their”)	dorunda or dorlarında	dorlarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	dorumdan	dorlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	dorundan	dorlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	dorundan	dorlarından
bizim (“our”)	dorumuzdan	dorlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	dorunuzdan	dorlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	dorundan or dorlarından	dorlarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	dorumun	dorlarımın
sənin (“your”)	dorunun	dorlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	dorunun	dorlarının
bizim (“our”)	dorumuzun	dorlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	dorunuzun	dorlarınızın
onların (“their”)	dorunun or dorlarının	dorlarının

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton dor, from Proto-Brythonic *dor (compare Welsh dôr), from Proto-Celtic *dwār, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr.

Noun

dor f (plural dorioù)

door

Mutation

Mutation of dor

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	dor	zor	unchanged	tor
plural	dorioù	zorioù	unchanged	torioù

Note: it is the last remnant of nasal mutation in Breton, and becomes "an nor".

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

dort

Etymology

From earlier dort, from Middle High German dort, from Old High German dorot, doret (“there”). Cognate with German dort (“there, yonder”).

Preposition

dor

(Sette Comuni) through, across, along
de mèrchar dor de biizen ― the boundary markers along the meadow

References

“dor” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Cornish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-.[1]

Noun

dor m (plural dorow)

ground, earth
Earth

Usage notes

(Earth): undergoes irregular mutation after definite article when referring to the Earth: an nor

Derived terms

aval dor (“potato”)
aval dor brewys (“mashed potato”)
know dor (“peanuts”)

Mutation

Mutation of dor

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
dor	dhor	unchanged	tor	tor	tor

References

Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 98 i (3)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dorre, from Old Dutch *thurri, from Proto-West Germanic *þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔr/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: dor
Rhymes: -ɔr

Adjective

dor (comparative dorder, superlative dorst)

dry, wilted (having a relatively low or no liquid content)

Inflection

Inflection of dor
uninflected	dor
inflected	dorre
comparative	dorder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		dor	dorder	het dorst het dorste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	dorre	dordere	dorste
	n. sing.	dor	dorder	dorste
	plural	dorre	dordere	dorste
definite		dorre	dordere	dorste
partitive		dors	dorders	—

Derived terms

dorheid
dorren

Descendants

Afrikaans: dor
Negerhollands: dor

Galician

Alternative forms

delor, dolor

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese door, from Latin dolor, dolōrem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d̪oːɾ]

Noun

dor f (plural dores)

pain
Synonym: pena
grief
Synonyms: pena, mágoa

Related terms

adoecer
doente
doenza
doer

References

“door” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“door” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“dor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“dor” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“dor” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Latin

Verb

dor

first-person singular present passive indicative of dō

Middle Dutch

Preposition

dor

Alternative form of dōre

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dor.

Cognate with Old Saxon dor, Old High German tor (German Tor (“gate”)), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂 (daur). The Germanic word also existed with the stem *durz (see Old English duru, German Tür). Indo-European cognates include Greek θυρα (thyra), Latin foris, Lithuanian dùrys, Old Church Slavonic двьрь (dvĭrĭ) (Russian дверь (dverʹ)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doːr/

Noun

dōr n

a large door, a gate

Declension

Declension of dor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dōr	dōru
accusative	dōr	dōru
genitive	dōres	dōra
dative	dōre	dōrum

Related terms

duru

Descendants

Middle English: dor, dore
- English: door

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dor.

Cognate with Old English dor, Old High German tor (German Tor (“gate”)), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂 (daur). The Germanic word also existed with the stem *durz (see Old Saxon duru, German Tür).

Noun

dor n

a gate, a large door

Declension

Declension of dor (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	dor	dor
accusative	dor	dor
genitive	dores	dorō
dative	dore	dorun
instrumental	—	—

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese door (“pain”), from Latin dolōrem, from Old Latin *dolōs, from Proto-Italic *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to hew, split”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʁ/ [ˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʁ/ [ˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ/

Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
Hyphenation: dor

Noun

dor f (plural dores)

pain (physical or emotional)

Derived terms

dor de burro
dor de cotovelo

Related terms

doentio
doer
dolência
dolente
dolorido
doloroso
dorido

Descendants

Kabuverdianu: dór

Rohingya

Alternative forms

𐴊𐴡𐴌‎ (dor) – Hanifi Rohingya script

Etymology

From Bengali [Term?].

Noun

dor (Hanifi spelling 𐴊𐴡𐴌)

price
Synonyms: dam, kimot

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Late Latin dolus (“pain, grief”), a derivative of Latin dolor (“pain”); alternatively, and less likely, from dolus (“trickery, deception”), from Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos)[1]. Compare Spanish duelo (“sorrow, mourning”), French deuil (“bereavement”).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

dor n (plural doruri)

wistfulness, melancholy, nostalgia, longing; a strong feeling of missing someone or something

Declension

Declension of dor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dor	dorul	(niște) doruri	dorurile
genitive/dative	(unui) dor	dorului	(unor) doruri	dorurilor
vocative	dorule		dorurilor

Derived terms

dori

Related terms

durea

References

dor in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Tolai

Pronoun

dor

First-person inclusive dual pronoun: you (singular) and I, you (singular) and me

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person exclusive	iau	amir mir	amital mital	avet ave¹
1st person inclusive	-	dor	datal	dat da¹
2nd person	u	amur mur	amutal mutal	avat ava¹
3rd person	ia i	dir di	dital	diat dia¹
¹⁾ The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔr/

Verb

dor

Soft mutation of tor.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tor	dor	nhor	thor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

[1] Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 98 i (3)

[2] r in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

dor

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

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Translations

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Adjective

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Verb

Usage notes

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

See also

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Noun

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Breton

Etymology

Noun

Mutation

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Preposition

References

Cornish

Etymology

Noun

Usage notes

Derived terms

Mutation

References

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

Related terms

References

Latin

Verb

Middle Dutch

Preposition

Old English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

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