dor

See also: dór, dôr, -dor, d'or, dor., D. Or., Dor., and Appendix:Variations of "dor"

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), 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 formsEdit

• dorr

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

Terms derived from dor

• dorbeetle

• dorrfly

TranslationsEdit

Translations

• Dutch: gewone mestkever m

• French: géotrupe du fumier m

See alsoEdit

• dumbledore

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

dor (plural dors)

1. (obsolete) a trick, joke, or deception

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)

AnagramsEdit

• DRO, Ord, RDO, Rod, dro, ord, rod

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AfrikaansEdit

AdjectiveEdit

dor (attributive dorre, comparative dorder, superlative dorste)

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

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AromanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• doru

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin doleō. Compare Romanian durea.

VerbEdit

dor (past participle durutã)

1. I hurt, ache.

Related termsEdit

Terms related to dor

• dureari/dureare

• durut

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin dolus. Compare Romanian dor.

NounEdit

dor

1. longing, desire, want
2. love
3. passion
4. pain, suffering

See alsoEdit

• vreari

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BretonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *dworā (compare Welsh dôr), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwor.

NounEdit

dor f (plural dorioù)

1. door

MutationEdit

  Mutation of dor  

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

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

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CornishEdit

NounEdit

dor m (plural dorow)

1. ground, earth
2. Earth

Usage notesEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from dor

• aval dor

• know dor

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DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch *thurri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz.

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔr

AdjectiveEdit

dor (comparative dorder, superlative dorst)

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

InflectionEdit

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	—

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin dolor.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [d̪oɾ]

NounEdit

dor f (plural dores)

1. pain

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LatinEdit

VerbEdit

dor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dō

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Middle DutchEdit

PrepositionEdit

dor

1. Alternative form of dōre

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Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *durą. Cognate with Old Saxon dor, Old High German tor (German 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)).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /doːr/, [doːrˠ]

NounEdit

dōr n

1. a large door, a gate

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dor (strong a-stem)

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

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Old SaxonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *durą. 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).

NounEdit

dor n

1. a gate, a large door

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dor (neuter a-stem)

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

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈd̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ

NounEdit

dor f (plural dores)

1. pain

Related termsEdit

Terms related to dor

• dolência

• dolente

• dolorido

• doloroso

DescendantsEdit

• Kabuverdianu: dór

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RohingyaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Bengali [Term?].

NounEdit

dor

1. price

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin dolus.

NounEdit

dor n (plural doruri)

1. longing

DeclensionEdit

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 termsEdit

• dori

ReferencesEdit

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TolaiEdit

PronounEdit

dor

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

DeclensionEdit

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.

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WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dɔr/

VerbEdit

dor

1. Soft mutation of tor.

MutationEdit

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.