dors

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See also: Dors, -dors, and dors-

English

Noun

dors

  1. plural of dor

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch dorst, from Middle Dutch dorst, from Old Dutch thurst, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz.

Noun

dors (plural dorste)

  1. thirst
Derived terms

Adjective

dors (attributive dors, not comparable)

  1. thirsty
    Is u kinders dors?
    Are your children thirsty?

Etymology 2

From Dutch dorsten, from Middle Dutch dorsten, from Old Dutch thursten.

Verb

dors (present dors, present participle dorstende, past participle gedors)

  1. (intransitive) to thirst

Etymology 3

From Dutch dorsen, from Middle Dutch derschen, dorschen, from Old Dutch *threscan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną.

Verb

dors (present dors, present participle dorsende, past participle gedors)

  1. (transitive) to thresh
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Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin dorsum.

Pronunciation

Noun

dors m (plural dorsos)

  1. (anatomy) back
    Synonym: esquena
  2. backside, reverse

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Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔrs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: dors
  • Rhymes: -ɔrs

Etymology 1

From dorsen.

Noun

dors m (plural dorsen)

  1. threshing floor, usually in a barn
    Synonym: dorsvloer
  2. (dialectal) a barn or shed where agricultural equipment is stored
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See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dors

  1. inflection of dorsen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

French

Pronunciation

Verb

dors

  1. inflection of dormir:
    1. first/second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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