Tor

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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔɹ/

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, RTO, TRO, ort, rot

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Finnish

Proper noun

Tor

1. (Norse mythology) 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

(deprecated template usage)

From Old High German tor. Compare Tür, English door and Norwegian dør.

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 into which the players attempt to put a ball)

Derived terms

• Scheunentor
• Sternentor
• torarm

Etymology 2

From Middle High German tor.

Noun

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

1. (dated or literary) fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence)
   • (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."

   Synonym: Narr

Related terms

• Torheit
• töricht

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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
• [1] 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

Proper noun

Tor m

1. (Norse mythology) Thor (thunder god)

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórr.

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