dor

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.

Etymology 2

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

Anagrams

• DRO, Ord, RDO, Rod, dro, ord, rod

Adjective

dor (attributive dorre, comparative dorder, superlative dorste)

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

Alternative forms

• doru

Etymology 1

From Latin doleō. Compare Romanian durea.

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.

Etymology

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

Noun

dor f (plural dorioù)

1. door

Mutation

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

Noun

dor m (plural dorow)

1. ground, earth
2. Earth

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔr

Adjective

dor (comparative dorder, superlative dorst)

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

Etymology

From Old Portuguese door, from Latin dolor, dolōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪oɾ]

Noun

dor f (plural dores)

1. pain

Verb

dor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dō

Preposition

dor

1. Alternative form of dōre

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]

Noun

dōr n

1. a large door, a gate

Etymology

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).

Noun

dor n

1. a gate, a large door

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dor f (plural dores)

1. pain

Etymology

From Bengali [Term?].

Noun

dor

1. price

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”).

Noun

dor n (plural doruri)

1. longing

References

Pronoun

dor

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔr/

Verb

dor

1. Soft mutation of tor.

Mutation