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English
Pronunciation
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
Noun
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
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Etymology 2
Compare dor ( “ a beetle ” ) , and hum , humbug .
Noun
dor (plural dors )
( obsolete ) a trick, joke, or deception
1624 June 6 (licensing date), John Fletcher , “A VVife 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 ?
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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Adjective
dor (attributive dorre , comparative dorder , superlative dorste )
dry , wilted (having a relatively low or no liquid content)
Aromanian
Alternative forms
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 )
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.
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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
wistfulness , melancholy , nostalgia , longing , desire
love
passion
pain , suffering
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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 )
( nautical ) mast
dor lu qayıq ― a dingy with a mast
üç dor lu gəmi ― a ship with three masts
(radio, electric) tower
Declension
Further reading
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 )
door
Mutation
Note: it is the last remnant of nasal mutation in Breton, and becomes "an nor".
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier dort , from Middle High German dort , from Old High German dorot , doret ( “ there ” ) . Cognate with German dort ( “ there, yonder ” ) .
Preposition
dor
( 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 )
ground , earth
Earth
Usage notes
( Earth ) : undergoes irregular mutation after definite article when referring to the Earth: an nor
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Mutation
References
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
Adjective
dor (comparative dorder , superlative dorst )
dry , wilted ( having a relatively low or no liquid content )
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Afrikaans: dor
Negerhollands: dor
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese door , from Latin dolor, dolōrem .
Pronunciation
Noun
dor f (plural dores )
pain
Synonym: pena
grief
Synonyms: pena , mágoa
Related terms
References
“door ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval , SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“door ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval . SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“dor ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega , SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“dor ” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega . Santiago: ILG.
“dor ” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués , Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Latin
Verb
dor
first-person singular present passive indicative of dō
Middle Dutch
Preposition
dor
Alternative form of dōre
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
Noun
dōr n
a large door , a gate
Declension
Declension of dor (strong a-stem)
Related terms
Descendants
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
a gate , a large door
Declension
Declension of dor (neuter a-stem)
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
Rhymes: ( Portugal, São Paulo ) -oɾ , ( Brazil ) -oʁ
Hyphenation: dor
Noun
dor f (plural dores )
pain ( physical or emotional )
Derived terms
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Descendants
Rohingya
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Bengali .
Noun
dor (Hanifi spelling 𐴊𐴡𐴌 )
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
Noun
dor n (plural doruri )
wistfulness , melancholy , nostalgia , longing ; a strong feeling of missing someone or something
Declension
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References
Salar
Etymology
Cognate with Turkish tor .
Archaic in Xunhua because they use vañ , a Chinese borrowing instead.
Pronunciation
( Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai ) IPA (key ) :
( Ili, Yining, Xinjiang ) IPA (key ) :
Noun
dor
( 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.
Yakup, Abdurishid (2002 ) “dor ”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon , 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) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary ], 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 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies ], 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/
Syllabification: dor
Noun
dor m inan
gift
References
Tolai
Pronoun
dor
First-person inclusive dual pronoun : you (singular) and I, you (singular) and me
Declension
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 )
( equestrianism ) reddish -brown , bay
References
^ Clauson, Gerard (1972 ) “toruğ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish , Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 538
^ dor at Ene dilim
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
dor
Soft mutation of tor .
Mutation