Tor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tor"

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔɹ/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɹ

Etymology 1

Acronym of The Onion Routing.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Tor

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of Toronto.

Alternative forms

  • Tor., TOR, TOR.

Proper noun

Tor

  1. Abbreviation of Toronto.

See also

Anagrams

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórr.

Proper noun

Tor

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

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈto(ː)r/, [ˈt̪o̞(ː)r]
  • Rhymes: -or
  • Syllabification(key): Tor

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 — —

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Tor n (strong, genitive Tores or Tors, 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)
    Cham, das Tor zum Bayerwald - Cham, the gateway to the Bavarian Forest
  4. (sports) goal, net (area into which the players attempt to put a ball)
  5. (sports) goal (The act of scoring a goal in sports where doing so is the object)
Declension
Hyponyms
gate
sports
Derived terms
sports

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Tor m (weak, genitive Toren, plural Toren, feminine Törin)

  1. (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]‎:
      Fürwahr! er dient euch auf besondre Weise. / Nicht irdisch ist des Thoren Trank noch Speise.
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    • 2nd half of the 18th century, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Prometheus (transl. "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.
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      (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."
Declension

Further reading

  • “Tor” in Duden online
  • “Tor” in Duden online
  • “Tor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Tor on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk 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

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • 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.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuːr/

Proper noun

Tor m (definite Toren)

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

Derived terms

  • Torekall
  • torsbilete
  • torshamar

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • 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.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Thor, fromOld Norse Þórr.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɔʁ/ [ˈtɔh]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ɾi/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔʁ, (Portugal) -ɔɾ

Proper noun

Tor m

  1. (Norse mythology) Thor (thunder god)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuːr/

Proper noun

Tor m (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-

References

Anagrams

Turkish

Proper noun

Tor

  1. a male given name
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