Thor
See also: thor, Tor, -þor, Þórr, and Þór
English
Alternative forms
- Þor (rare)
Etymology
Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /θɔː/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /θɔɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Proper noun
Thor
- (Norse mythology) A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.
Derived terms
- thorate
- thorian
- thoriate
- thoric
- thorite
- thorium
- thoron
- thorotrast
Translations
thunder god
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male given name
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Anagrams
- Roth, hotr, orth-, thro, thro'
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːr/, [tˢoɐ̯ˀ]
- Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
Proper noun
Thor
- (Norse mythology) Thor.
- a male given name, shortened from compound names beginning with Thor-/Tor-
Related terms
- (male given names): Thorbjørn, Thorkild, Thorvald, Thyge, Toke, Torben, Torsten, Troels, Tue
- (female given names): Thora, Tove
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːr/, [toːɐ̯], [tɔɐ̯]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
- Homophone: Tor
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Doublet of Donar, itself a learned borrowing from Old High German.
Proper noun
Thor m (proper noun, strong, genitive Thors)
- (Norse mythology) Thor, a hammer-wielding god in Norse mythology
Related terms
- (male given names): Thorsten, Torben, Torsten
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
Thor n (strong, genitive Thors, plural Thore)
- Obsolete spelling of Tor (gate) which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901.
Declension
Declension of Thor [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Thor | die | Thore |
genitive | eines | des | Thors | der | Thore |
dative | einem | dem | Thor | den | Thoren |
accusative | ein | das | Thor | die | Thore |
Noun
Thor m (weak, genitive Thoren, plural Thoren)
- Obsolete spelling of Tor (fool) which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901.
- 1837, Matthäus Zeheter, Anleitung zur methodischen Behandlung des Unterrichtes in der deutschen Sprache für deutsche Schulen (Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage. Regensburg), p.106 (at books.google):
- „So wie sich ein Mohr nicht weiß waschen läßt, so läßt sich auch mancher Thor nicht klug machen.“
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1837, Matthäus Zeheter, Anleitung zur methodischen Behandlung des Unterrichtes in der deutschen Sprache für deutsche Schulen (Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage. Regensburg), p.106 (at books.google):
Declension
Declension of Thor [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Thor | die | Thoren |
genitive | eines | des | Thoren | der | Thoren |
dative | einem | dem | Thoren | den | Thoren |
accusative | einen | den | Thoren | die | Thoren |
Derived terms
- Thorheit
Further reading
- “Thor” in Duden online
Icelandic
Proper noun
Thor m
- a male given name
Declension
declension of Thor
m-s1 | singular | |
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indefinite | ||
nominative | Thor | |
accusative | Thor | |
dative | Thor | |
genitive | Thors |
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Thor
- a male given name, a less common spelling of Tor
Related terms
- (surnames) Thorsen
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk:7 934 males with the given name Thor (compared to 22 416 named Tor) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Thor m
- a male given name, a less common spelling of Tor
Related terms
- (surnames) Thorsen
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk:7 934 males with the given name Thor (compared to 22 416 named Tor) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.