dor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dor"

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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)

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

Derived terms

• dorbeetle
• dorbug
• dorhawk
• dorrfly
• dumble-dor
• dumbledore

 

Translations

Translations

• Czech: chrobák velký
• Dutch: gewone mestkever (nl) m
• French: géotrupe du fumier m
• Ottoman Turkish: بوق بوجكی (bok böceği), كستل (küstel)
• Swedish: tordyvel c

Etymology 2

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

Noun

dor (plural dors)

1. (obsolete) A trick, joke, or deception.
   • 1624 June 6 (licensing date), John Fletcher, “A Wife for a Moneth”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (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

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

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

dor (attributive dorre, comparative dorder, superlative dorste)

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

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• doru

Etymology 1

From Latin doleō. Compare Romanian durea.

Verb

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

1. to 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

1. wistfulness, melancholy, nostalgia, longing, desire
2. love
3. passion
4. pain, suffering

See also

• vreari

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)

1. (nautical) mast

   dorlu qayıq ― a dingy with a mast

   üç dorlu gəmi ― a ship with three masts

2. (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

Further reading

• “dor” in Obastan.com.

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)

1. 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

1. (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-.

Noun

dor m (plural dorow)

1. ground, earth
2. 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”)

See also

Solar System in Cornish · System howlek (layout · text)
Star	Howl
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mergher	Gwener	Dor	Meurth	Ceres	Yow	Sadorn	Ouran	Nevyon	Plouton	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Loor		—

Mutation

  Mutation of dor  

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

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:

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• Hyphenation: dor
• Rhymes: -ɔr

Adjective

dor (comparative dorder, superlative dorst)

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

Declension

Declension 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-Portuguese door, from Latin dolor, dolōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdoɾ], [ˈdoːɾ]

Noun

dor f (plural dores)

1. pain

   Synonym: pena

2. grief

   Synonyms: pena, mágoa

Related terms

• adoecer
• doente
• doenza
• doer

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “door”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “door”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dor”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dor”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Latin

Verb

dor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dō

Middle Dutch

Preposition

dor

1. Alternative form of dōre

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare dialectal dewr, from Arabic دور. Displaced native *wer which is still used as a prefix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ
• Hyphenation: dor

Noun

dor m (Arabic spelling دۆر)

1. around, about

Derived terms

• dorber
• derdor
• doralî

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

1. a large door, a gate

Declension

Declension of dōr (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

1. 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

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese door f (“pain”), from Latin dolōrem m, from Old Latin *dolōs, from Proto-Italic *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to hew, split”). Compare Galician dor and Spanish dolor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʁ/ [ˈdoh]

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.ɾi/

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

Noun

dor f (plural dores)

1. 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)

1. 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). Compare Spanish duelo (“sorrow, mourning”), French deuil (“bereavement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dor/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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Noun

dor n (plural doruri)

1. 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

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish tor.

Archaic in Xunhua because they use vañ, a Chinese borrowing instead.

Pronunciation

• (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [tʰor]
• (Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [tor]

Noun

dor

1. (archaic) net

   Synonym: vañ

References

• Potanin, G.N. (1893) “тор”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 430
• Poppe, Nicholas (1953). Remarks on The Salar Language. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 16(3/4), 438–477. [1]
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “dor”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[2], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 80
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “dor”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 90
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “dor (only in Xinjiang)”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究, 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 278

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *darъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔr/
• Rhymes: -ɔr
• Syllabification: dor

Noun

dor m inan

1. gift

References

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “dǻr”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[3] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 170

Tolai

Pronoun

dor

1. 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.

Turkmen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tōrug (“bay”). Cognate with Turkish doru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːr/
• Hyphenation: dor

Adjective

dor (comparative dorrak, superlative iň dor)

1. (equestrianism) reddish-brown, bay

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔr/

Verb

dor

1. 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.