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Tor

noun · /toːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

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

Translation

  1. gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry) neuter, strong
  2. gate, door (large doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall) neuter, strong

    Dies ist ein Garagentor, nur ein Ochse parkt davor.

    This is a garage door, only an ox parks in front of it.

  3. gateway (point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another) figuratively, neuter, strong

    Cham, das Tor zum Bayerwald - Cham, the gateway to the Bavarian Forest

  4. goal, net (area into which the players attempt to put a ball) neuter, strong
  5. goal (The act of scoring a goal in sports where doing so is the object) neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Tor Tore
Accusative Tor Tore
Dative Tor Toren
Genitive Tores Tore

die Tor

noun · /toːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

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

Translation

  1. fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence) dated, literary, masculine, weak

    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")

    Your majesty / Is barely nourished / By sacrificial offerings / And prayerful exhalations, / And should starve / Were children and beggars not / Fools full of Hope.

    Sprach der Rabe: »Nie du Tor.«

    Said the Raven: "Never, you fool."

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Tor Toren
Accusative Toren Toren
Dative Toren Toren
Genitive Toren Toren