estor

estor

Catalan

Etymology

From French estore. Doublet of estora.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈto/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈtoɾ/

Noun

estor m (plural estors)

1. sheer (a curtain made of thin material which allows light to pass through)

   Synonym: cortineta transparent

Hypernyms

• cortina

Further reading

• “estor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

From French store, and that from Latin storea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɔʁ/

Noun

estor m (plural estores)

1. blind; shade (of a window)

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Old French

Alternative forms

• estour, estur, estorme, estorn

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *sturm (“storm”)[1]

Noun

estor m (oblique plural estors, nominative singular estors, nominative plural estor)

1. battle; combat

Descendants

• Middle French: estor, estour
• → Middle English: stour, store, stor
  • English: stour
  • Scots: sture, stour

References

1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sturm”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 266

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (3. estor)
• estur on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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Zazaki

Noun

estor ?

1. colt (horse)