# Tor
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɔːɹ/
* (US) IPA: /tɔɹ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
* Homophones: taur, tour (pour–poor merger)

### Etymology 1

Acronym of The Onion Routing.

#### Alternative forms

* tor, TOR, T.O.R.

#### Proper noun

Tor
* (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
* Abbreviation of Toronto.

### See also

* tor
* TOR
* Torr
* torr

### Anagrams

* ORT, OTR, ROT, RTO, TRO, ort, rot

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* Thor (given name)

### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

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

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Tor
* (Norse mythology) Alternative form of Thor (“Thor”).

#### Declension

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

## German
### Alternative forms

* Thor (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /toːɐ̯/
* Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
* Homophone: Thor
* Audio:(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)
* gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)
* 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.
* (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
* (sports) goal, net (area into which the players attempt to put a ball)
* (sports) goal (The act of scoring a goal in sports where doing so is the object)

##### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

##### Hyponyms

* Fluttor
* Himmelstor
* Hoftor
* Scheunentor
* Schleusentor
* Sternentor
* Eigentor
* Fußballtor
* Gegentor
* Handballtor

##### Derived terms

* torarm

##### Related terms

* Torhüter
* Torlinie
* Torschuss
* Torschütze
* Torwart

##### Descendants

* → Hebrew: שַׁעַר (shá'ar) (semantic loan)

### 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)
* (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."

##### 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
* Tor on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* Thor, Tord (given name)

### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

Tor
* (Norse mythology) Thor.
* a male given name from Old Norse

#### Related terms

* Terje
* Thor
* Thorbjørn
* Thore
* Thorleif
* Torbjørn
* Tord
* Tore
* Torfinn
* Torgeir
* Torleif
* Tormod
* Torstein
* Truls
* 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
* 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

* Thor
* Tord (from Þórðr)

### 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

* IPA: /tuːr/

### Proper noun

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

#### Derived terms

* Torekall
* torsbilete
* torshamar

#### Related terms

* thorium
* tora
* tore
* torsdag
* Targjei
* Tarjei
* Tergje
* Terje
* Thor
* Thorbjørn
* Thore
* Thorleif
* Thorleiv
* Torbjørn
* Tord
* Tore
* Torfinn
* Torgeir
* Torleif
* Torleiv
* Tormod
* Torstein
* Truls
* Tone
* Tonje
* Tora
* Torbjørg
* Tordis
* Torhild
* Toril
* Torild
* Torill
* Torlaug
* Torrid
* Torunn
* Tove
* Turid
* Tuva

### 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

* Thor

### Etymology

Borrowed from English Thor, fromOld Norse Þórr.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɔʁ/ [ˈtɔh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɔʁ/ [ˈtɔh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈtɔɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈtɔʁ/ [ˈtɔχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɔɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɔɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɔɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɔ.ɾi/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔʁ, (Portugal) -ɔɾ

### Proper noun

Tor m
* (Norse mythology) Thor (thunder god)

#### Related terms

* tório

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tuːr/

### Proper noun

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

#### Related terms

* torsdag (“Thursday”)
* torsmånad (“January”)
* Thorbjörn
* Thord
* Thore
* Thure
* Torbjörn
* Tord
* Tore
* Torgny
* Torkel
* Torsten
* Torvald
* Ture
* Thyra
* Tora
* Tove
* Tyra

### References

* Tor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* ort, rot, tro

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Tor
* a male given name