Tor

See also: tor, TOR, tör, tőr, tor-, -tor, and Appendix:Variations of "tor"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔɹ/

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Tor

1. (computing) Abbreviation of The Onion Routing, an implementation of second-generation onion routing.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Tor

1. Abbreviation of Toronto.

Alternative forms

• Tor., TOR

Anagrams

• ORT, OTR, ROT, RTO, TRO, ort, rot

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Finnish

Proper noun

Tor

1. (Norse mythology) Alternative form of Thor (“Thor”)

Declension

Inflection of Tor (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Tor	—
genitive		Torin	—
partitive		Toria	—
illative		Toriin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Tor	—
accusative	nom.	Tor	—
	gen.	Torin
genitive		Torin	—
partitive		Toria	—
inessive		Torissa	—
elative		Torista	—
illative		Toriin	—
adessive		Torilla	—
ablative		Torilta	—
allative		Torille	—
essive		Torina	—
translative		Toriksi	—
abessive		Toritta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Tor (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Torini — accusative nom. Torini — gen. Torini genitive Torini — partitive Toriani — inessive Torissani — elative Toristani — illative Toriini — adessive Torillani — ablative Toriltani — allative Torilleni — essive Torinani — translative Torikseni — abessive Torittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Torisi — accusative nom. Torisi — gen. Torisi genitive Torisi — partitive Toriasi — inessive Torissasi — elative Toristasi — illative Toriisi — adessive Torillasi — ablative Toriltasi — allative Torillesi — essive Torinasi — translative Toriksesi — abessive Torittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Torimme — accusative nom. Torimme — gen. Torimme genitive Torimme — partitive Toriamme — inessive Torissamme — elative Toristamme — illative Toriimme — adessive Torillamme — ablative Toriltamme — allative Torillemme — essive Torinamme — translative Toriksemme — abessive Torittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Torinne — accusative nom. Torinne — gen. Torinne genitive Torinne — partitive Torianne — inessive Torissanne — elative Toristanne — illative Toriinne — adessive Torillanne — ablative Toriltanne — allative Torillenne — essive Torinanne — translative Toriksenne — abessive Torittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Torinsa — accusative nom. Torinsa — gen. Torinsa genitive Torinsa — partitive Toriaan Toriansa — inessive Torissaan Torissansa — elative Toristaan Toristansa — illative Toriinsa — adessive Torillaan Torillansa — ablative Toriltaan Toriltansa — allative Torilleen Torillensa — essive Torinaan Torinansa — translative Torikseen Toriksensa — abessive Torittaan Torittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Related terms

• male given names: Teijo, Torsti, Tuukka, Tuure
• female given names: Tuovi

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German

Alternative forms

• Thor (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
• Homophone: Thor

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German tor, from Proto-West Germanic *dor, from Proto-Germanic *durą.

Noun

Tor n (genitive Tors or Tores, plural Tore)

1. gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)
2. gate, door (large doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall)

   Dies ist ein Garagentor, nur ein Ochse parkt davor.

   This is a garage door, only an ox parks in front of it.

3. (figurative) gateway (point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another)
4. (sports) goal, net (area where the player is trying to put the ball)
5. (sports) goal (act of scoring goals in sports, doing so is the goal)

Derived terms

• Scheunentor
• Sternentor
• torarm

Etymology 2

From Middle High German tōre (literally “hazy, foggy”), from the root of dunst (“haze”).

Noun

Tor m (genitive Toren, plural Toren, female Törin)

2. (dated or literary) fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence)

   Synonym: Narr

   • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Prolog im Himmel”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎^[1]:

     Fürwahr! er dient euch auf besondre Weise. / Nicht irdisch ist des Thoren Trank noch Speise.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • (Can we date this quote?), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Prometheus"

     Ihr nähret kümmerlich / Von Opfersteuern / Und Gebetshauch / Eure Majestät, / Und darbtet, wären / Nicht Kinder und Bettler / Hoffnungsvolle Thoren.

     Your majesty / Is barely nourished / By sacrificial offerings / And prayerful exhalations, / And should starve / Were children and beggars not / Fools full of Hope.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven" (german translation by Theodor Etzel)

     Sprach der Rabe: »Nie du Tor.«

     Said the Raven: "Never, you fool."

Related terms

• Torheit f (“folly; foolishness”)
• töricht (“foolish”)

Further reading

• “Tor” in Duden online
• “Tor” in Duden online
• “Tor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• (given name) Thor, Tord

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórr. The given name is also a spelling variant of Tord, from Þórðr.

Proper noun

Tor

1. (Norse mythology) Thor.
2. a male given name from Old Norse.

Related terms

male given names

• Terje
• Thor
• Thorbjørn
• Thore
• Thorleif
• Torbjørn
• Tord

• Tore
• Torfinn
• Torgeir
• Torleif
• Tormod
• Torstein
• Truls

female given names

• Tone
• Tonje
• Tora
• Torbjørg
• Tordis
• Torhild

• Toril
• Torild
• Torill
• Torunn
• Tove
• Turid
• Tuva

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 22 416 males with the given name Tor (compared to 7 934 named Thor) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórr

Proper noun

Tor m

1. (Norse mythology) Thor (thunder god)

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːr/

Proper noun

Tor c (genitive Tors)

1. (Norse mythology) Thor, god of thunder.
2. a male given name from Old Norse, short for names beginning with the Old Norse element Tor-.

Related terms

male given names

• Thorbjörn
• Thord
• Thore
• Thure
• Torbjörn
• Tord

• Tore
• Torgny
• Torkel
• Torsten
• Torvald
• Ture

female given names

• Thyra
• Tora

• Tove
• Tyra

Anagrams

• ort, rot, tro

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Turkish

Proper noun

Tor

1. a male given name