dor
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
NounEdit
dor (plural dors)
- A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying
- Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Compare dor (“a beetle”), and hum, humbug.
NounEdit
dor (plural dors)
- (obsolete) a trick, joke, or deception
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin doleō. Compare Romanian durea.
VerbEdit
dor (third-person singular present indicative doari or doare, past participle durutã)
Usage notesEdit
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 termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
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.
NounEdit
dor
See alsoEdit
BretonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Celtic *dworā (compare Welsh dôr), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwor.
NounEdit
dor f (plural dorioù)
MutationEdit
Note: it is the last remnant of nasal mutation in Breton, and becomes "an nor".
CornishEdit
NounEdit
dor m (plural dorow)
Usage notesEdit
(Earth): undergoes irregular mutation after definite article when referring to the Earth: an nor
Derived termsEdit
- aval dor (“potato”)
- aval dor brewys (“mashed potato”)
- know dor (“peanuts”)
MutationEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *thurri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
dor (comparative dorder, superlative dorst)
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 | — | |
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese door, from Latin dolor, dolōrem.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dor f (plural dores)
LatinEdit
Middle DutchEdit
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
NounEdit
dōr n
DeclensionEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
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
DeclensionEdit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dor | dor |
| accusative | dor | dor |
| genitive | dores | dorō |
| dative | dore | dorun |
| instrumental | — | — |
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese door (“pain”), from Latin dolor, dolōrem, from Old Latin *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to hew, split”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dor f (plural dores)
- pain (physical or emotional)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Kabuverdianu: dór
RohingyaEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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)[1]. Compare Spanish duelo (“sorrow, mourning”), French deuil (“bereavement”).
NounEdit
dor n (plural doruri)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ dor in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
TolaiEdit
PronounEdit
dor
- First-person inclusive dual pronoun: you (singular) and I, you (singular) and me