dor
English
Etymology 1
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 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
Derived terms
- dorbeetle
- dorrfly
Translations
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See also
Noun
dor (plural dors)
- (obsolete) a trick, joke, or deception
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)
Afrikaans
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Verb
dor (third-person singular present indicative doari or doare, past participle durutã)
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.
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.
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *dworā (compare Welsh dôr), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwor.
Cornish
Usage notes
(Earth): undergoes irregular mutation after definite article when referring to the Earth: an nor
Mutation
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
dor | dhor | unchanged | tor | tor | tor |
Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *thurri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔr
Adjective
dor (comparative dorder, superlative dorst)
Inflection
Inflection of dor | ||||
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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 | — |
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese door, from Latin dolor, dolōrem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪oɾ]
Latin
Middle Dutch
Old English
Etymology
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)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doːr/, [doːrˠ]
Declension
Related terms
Old Saxon
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese door (“pain”), from Latin dolor, dolōrem, from Old Latin *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to hew, split”).
Pronunciation
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)[1]. Compare Spanish duelo (“sorrow, mourning”), French deuil (“bereavement”).
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Tolai
Pronoun
dor
- First-person inclusive dual pronoun: you (singular) and I, you (singular) and me
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔr/