dor

See also d'or, and dør

English

Alternative forms

• dorr

Etymology

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 Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.

Noun

dor (plural dors)

1. A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying.
2. General term for flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.

Derived terms

• dorbeetle
• dormouse
• dorrfly

See also

• dumbledore

Anagrams

• dro
• ord
• RDO
• rod, Rod

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Afrikaans

Adjective

dor

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

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• doru

Etymology 1

From Latin doleō. Compare Daco-Romanian durea.

Verb

dor (past participle durutã)

1. I hurt, ache.

Related terms

• dureare/dureari
• durut

Etymology 2

From Latin dolus. Compare Daco-Romanian dor.

Noun

dor

1. longing, desire, want
2. love
3. passion

See also

• vreare

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Breton

Noun

dor

1. door

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Cornish

Noun

dor m (plural dorow)

1. ground, earth

Derived terms

• aval dor
• know dor

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔr

Adjective

dor (comparative dorder, superlative dorst)

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

Declension

Declension of dor

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		dor	dorder
neuter singular	indefinite	dor	dorder
	definite	dorre	dordere	dorste	dorst, dorste
common singular		dorre	dordere	dorste	dorste
plural		dorre	dordere	dorste	dorste
partitive		dors	dorders

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin dolor.

Noun

dor f (plural dors)

1. pain

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Latin

Verb

dor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dō

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Lojban

Rafsi

dor

1. rafsi of donri.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *durą. Cognate with Old Saxon dor, Old High German tor (German Tor (“gate”)), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂. The Germanic word also existed with the stem *durz (see Old English duru, German Tür). Indo-European cognates include Greek θυρα, Latin foris, Lithuanian dùrys, Old Church Slavonic двьрь (Russian дверь).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dor/

Noun

dor n

1. a large door, a gate

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *durą. Cognate with Old English dor, Old High German tor (German Tor (“gate”)), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂. The Germanic word also existed with the stem *durz (see Old Saxon duru, German Tür).

Noun

dor n

1. a gate, a large door

Declension

Declension of dor

	Singular	Plural
nominative	dor	dor
accusative	dor	dor
genitive	dores	dorō
dative	dore	dorum

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Portuguese

Etymology

Latin dolor.

Noun

dor f (plural dors)

1. pain

Related terms

• dolência
• dolente
• dolorido
• doloroso

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali.

Noun

dor

1. price

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin dolus.

Noun

dor n (plural doruri)

1. longing

Declension

declension of dor

	singular		plural
gender n	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un dor	dorul	niște doruri	dorurile
genitive/dative	unui dor	dorului	unor doruri	dorurilor

Derived terms

• a dori

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Tolai

Pronoun

dor

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

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person exclusive	iau	amir mir	amital mital	avet ave1
1st person inclusive	-	dor	datal	dat da1
2nd person	u	amur mur	amutal mutal	avat ava1
3rd person	ia i	dir di	dital	diat dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.