Tor
See also: tor, TOR, tör, tőr, tor-, -tor, and Appendix:Variations of "tor"
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔɹ/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɔɹ
Etymology 1
Acronym of The Onion Routing.
Alternative forms
- tor, TOR, T.O.R.
Proper noun
Tor
- (computing) Abbreviation of The Onion Routing, an implementation of second-generation onion routing.
Etymology 2
Clipping of Toronto.
Alternative forms
- Tor., TOR, TOR.
Proper noun
Tor
- Abbreviation of Toronto.
See also
- tor
- TOR
- Torr
- torr
Anagrams
- ORT, OTR, ROT, RTO, TRO, ort, rot
Danish
Alternative forms
- (given name) Thor
Etymology
From Old Norse Þórr.
Proper noun
Tor
- (Norse mythology) Thor.
- a male given name from Old Norse
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈto(ː)r/, [ˈt̪o̞(ː)r]
- Rhymes: -or
- Syllabification(key): tor
Proper noun
Tor
- (Norse mythology) Alternative form of Thor (“Thor”)
Declension
| Inflection of Tor (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tor | — | |
| genitive | Torin | — | |
| partitive | Toria | — | |
| illative | Toriin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tor | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Tor | — |
| gen. | Torin | ||
| genitive | Torin | — | |
| partitive | Toria | — | |
| inessive | Torissa | — | |
| elative | Torista | — | |
| illative | Toriin | — | |
| adessive | Torilla | — | |
| ablative | Torilta | — | |
| allative | Torille | — | |
| essive | Torina | — | |
| translative | Toriksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Toritta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Tor (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Torini | Torimme |
| 2nd person | Torisi | Torinne |
| 3rd person | Torinsa | |
Related terms
- male given names: Teijo, Torsti, Tuukka, Tuure
- female given names: Tuovi
German
Alternative forms
- Thor (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
- Homophone: Thor
Etymology 1
From Middle High German and Old High German tor, from Proto-West Germanic *dor, from Proto-Germanic *durą.
Noun
Tor n (strong, genitive Tores or Tors, plural Tore)
- gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)
- gate, door (large doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall)
- Dies ist ein Garagentor, nur ein Ochse parkt davor.
- This is a garage door, only an ox parks in front of it.
- (figurative) gateway (point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another)
- (sports) goal, net (area into which the players attempt to put a ball)
- (sports) goal (The act of scoring a goal in sports where doing so is the object)
Declension
Declension of Tor [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Tor | die | Tore |
| genitive | eines | des | Tores, Tors | der | Tore |
| dative | einem | dem | Tor, Tore1 | den | Toren |
| accusative | ein | das | Tor | die | Tore |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Scheunentor
- Sternentor
- torarm
Etymology 2
From Middle High German tōre (literally “hazy, foggy”), from the root of Dunst (“haze”).
Noun
Tor m (weak, genitive Toren, plural Toren, feminine Törin)
- (dated or literary) fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence)
- Synonym: Narr
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Prolog im Himmel”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:
- Fürwahr! er dient euch auf besondre Weise. / Nicht irdisch ist des Thoren Trank noch Speise.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- (Can we date this quote?), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Prometheus"
- Ihr nähret kümmerlich / Von Opfersteuern / Und Gebetshauch / Eure Majestät, / Und darbtet, wären / Nicht Kinder und Bettler / Hoffnungsvolle Thoren.
- Your majesty / Is barely nourished / By sacrificial offerings / And prayerful exhalations, / And should starve / Were children and beggars not / Fools full of Hope.
- (Can we date this quote?), Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven" (german translation by Theodor Etzel)
- Sprach der Rabe: »Nie du Tor.«
- Said the Raven: "Never, you fool."
Declension
Declension of Tor [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Tor | die | Toren |
| genitive | eines | des | Toren | der | Toren |
| dative | einem | dem | Toren | den | Toren |
| accusative | einen | den | Toren | die | Toren |
Related terms
- Torheit f (“folly; foolishness”)
- töricht (“foolish”)
Further reading
- “Tor” in Duden online
- “Tor” in Duden online
- “Tor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Tor on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (given name) Thor, Tord
Etymology
From Norwegian Nynorsk Þórr. The given name is also a spelling variant of Tord, from Þórðr.
Proper noun
Tor
- (Norse mythology) Thor.
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
male given names
- Terje
- Thor
- Thorbjørn
- Thore
- Thorleif
- Torbjørn
- Tord
- Tore
- Torfinn
- Torgeir
- Torleif
- Tormod
- Torstein
- Truls
female given names
- Tone
- Tonje
- Tora
- Torbjørg
- Tordis
- Torhild
- Toril
- Torild
- Torill
- Torunn
- Tove
- Turid
- Tuva
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 22 416 males with the given name Tor (compared to 7 934 named Thor) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Thor
- Tord (from Þórðr)
Etymology
From Old Norse Þórr. The given name is also a spelling variant of Tord, from Þórðr.
Proper noun
Tor m
- (Norse mythology) Thor
- a male given name from Old Norse
Derived terms
- torsbilete
- torshamar
Related terms
- thorium
- tora
- tore
- torsdag
male given names
- Targjei
- Tarjei
- Tergje
- Terje
- Thor
- Thorbjørn
- Thore
- Thorleif
- Thorleiv
- Torbjørn
- Tord
- Tore
- Torfinn
- Torgeir
- Torleif
- Torleiv
- Tormod
- Torstein
- Truls
female given names
- Tone
- Tonje
- Tora
- Torbjørg
- Tordis
- Torhild
- Toril
- Torild
- Torill
- Torlaug
- Torrid
- Torunn
- Tove
- Turid
- Tuva
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 22 416 males with the given name Tor (compared to 7 934 named Thor) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Thor
Etymology
From Old Norse Þórr.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɔʁ/ [ˈtɔh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtɔʁ/ [ˈtɔχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɾ/
Proper noun
Tor m
- (Norse mythology) Thor (thunder god)
Related terms
- tório
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Þórr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuːr/
Proper noun
Tor c (genitive Tors)
- (Norse mythology) Thor, god of thunder.
- a male given name from Old Norse, short for names beginning with the Old Norse element Tor-
Related terms
male given names
- Thorbjörn
- Thord
- Thore
- Thure
- Torbjörn
- Tord
- Tore
- Torgny
- Torkel
- Torsten
- Torvald
- Ture
female given names
- Thyra
- Tora
- Tove
- Tyra
Anagrams
- ort, rot, tro
Turkish
Proper noun
Tor
- a male given name