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Tor

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tor"

English

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Pronunciation

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.

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Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, Icelandic Þór, and Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish Tor.

Proper noun

Tor

  1. (Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
  2. a male given name from Old Norse

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Tor

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

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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
    Declension of Tor [neuter, strong]
    More information singular, plural ...

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms
    gate
    sports
    Derived terms
    sports
    Descendants
    • → Hebrew: שַׁעַר (shá'ar) (semantic loan)

    Etymology 2

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

      Noun

      Tor m (weak, genitive Toren, plural Toren, feminine 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]‎:
          Fuͤrwahr! er dient euch auf beſondre Weiſe. / Nicht irdiſch iſt des Thoren Trank noch Speiſe.
          Indeed! He serves you in a peculiar way. The drink and food of fools is not of this earth.
        • 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.
        • (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
      Declension of Tor [masculine, weak]
      More information singular, plural ...

      Further reading

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

      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.
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      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Old Norse Þórr. The given name is also a spelling variant of Tord, from Þórðr. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, Icelandic Þór, and Danish and Swedish Tor.

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Tor m (definite Toren)

      1. (Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
      2. a male given name from Old Norse

      Derived terms

      • Torekall
      • torsbilete
      • torshamar
      male given names
      female given names

      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.
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      Portuguese

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      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English Thor, fromOld Norse Þórr.

      Pronunciation

       
       

      Proper noun

      Tor m

      1. (Norse mythology) Thor (thunder god)
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      Swedish

      Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

      From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, Icelandic Þór, and Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk Tor.

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Tor m (genitive Tors)

      1. (Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
      2. a male given name from Old Norse, short for names beginning with the Old Norse element Tor-.
      Thor, god of thunder
      male given names
      female given names

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      Turkish

      Proper noun

      Tor

      1. a male given name

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