Tor

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English

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Etymology 1

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Acronym of The Onion Routing.

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Tor

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

Etymology 2

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Clipping of Toronto.

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Proper noun

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Tor

  1. Abbreviation of Toronto.

See also

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Þórr.

Proper noun

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Tor

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

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Tor

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

Declension

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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
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German

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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]‎[1]:
      Fürwahr! er dient euch auf besondre Weise. / Nicht irdisch ist des Thoren Trank noch Speise.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 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."
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Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Tor

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

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  • 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.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tor m (definite Toren)

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

Derived terms

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References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [3] 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

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Thor, fromOld Norse Þórr.

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Proper noun

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Tor m

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

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Norse Þórr.

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Proper noun

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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-
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Turkish

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Proper noun

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Tor

  1. a male given name