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tore
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tô, IPA(key): /t??/
- (General American) enPR: tôr, IPA(key): /t??/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: t?r, IPA(key): /to(?)?/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /to?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophones: tor (in accents with the horse-hoarse merger), taw (in non-rhotic accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
Etymology 1
From Middle English tor, tore, toor, from Old Norse tor- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad”, prefix), from Proto-Germanic *tuz- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad”), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad, ill, difficult”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?w?- (“to fail, be behind, be lacking”). Cognate with Old High German zur- (“mis-”, prefix), Gothic ????????????- (tuz-, “hard, difficult”, prefix), Ancient Greek ???- (dus-, “bad, ill, difficult”, prefix). More at dys-.
Alternative forms
- tor
Adjective
tore (comparative more tore, superlative most tore)
- (dialectal or obsolete) Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
- (dialectal or obsolete) Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
- (dialectal or obsolete) Full; rich.
Derived terms
- torely
Etymology 2
Verb
tore
- simple past tense of tear (“rip, rend, speed”).
- (now colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of tear (“rip, rend, speed”)
Usage notes
- The past tense of the other verb tear, meaning "produce liquid from the eyes", is teared.
Etymology 3
See torus.
Noun
tore (plural tores)
- (architecture) Alternative form of torus
- (geometry) The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
- The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.
Etymology 4
Probably from the root of tear; compare Welsh word for a break or cut.
Noun
tore (uncountable)
- The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.
- the more Tore you have, the less Quantity of Hay will do
Anagrams
- rote
Estonian
Adjective
tore (genitive toreda, partitive toredat)
- fine, splendid
Declension
French
Etymology
From Latin torus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??/
Noun
tore m (plural tores)
- (geometry) torus
Derived terms
- torique
Further reading
- tore on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Anagrams
- ôter, rote, roté
Latin
Noun
tore
- vocative singular of torus
Ngarrindjeri
Noun
tore
- mouth
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þora, of further back unknown origin. Cognates include Icelandic þora and Faroese tora. Some also come in their mediopassive variants, Swedish töras and Westrobothnian tåras, as does also the deponent Norwegian Nynorsk torast.
Alternative forms
- tora (a- and split infinitives)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²to?.r?/ (example of pronunciation)
- Homophone: tåre
Verb
tore (present tense torer or tør, past tense torde, supine tort)
- (intransitive) to dare
Related terms
- torast
See also
- tørre (Bokmål)
Etymology 2
Connected to Old Norse Þórr (“Tor, Thor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tu?r?/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
tore f (definite singular tora, indefinite plural torer, definite plural torene)
- a thunder
Alternative forms
- tora (non-standard since 2012)
Derived terms
Verb
tore (present tense torar, past tense tora, past participle tora, passive infinitive torast, present participle torande, imperative tor)
- (impersonal, metereology) to thunder
- (intransitive, figuratively) to rage
- Synonyms: buldre, skjenne, smelle
Alternative forms
- tora (a-infinitive)
- torna, torne (with n-infix and either infinitive)
See also
- lyn n (“lightning”)
- (noun): torden (Bokmål)
- (verb): tordne (Bokmål)
Etymology 3
From Old Norse tóra (“to live life meazelly”).
Alternative forms
- (a-infintive): torast
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tu?r?/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
tore (present tense torar, past tense tora, past participle tora, passive infinitive torast, present participle torande, imperative tor)
- (intransitive, about fire) to burn weakly
References
- “tore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- erot, oret, orte, oter, rote, ròte, tore, Tore, troe
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish torre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: to?re
- IPA(key): /?to??/
Noun
tore
- tower
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tode
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??d
Etymology 1
Possibly related to Low German todden (“to drag”).
Noun
tode (plural todes)
- (US) A sled used for hauling logs.
Etymology 2
Possibly related to Low German todden (“to drag”).
Noun
tode (plural todes)
- (obsolete) Clipping of tode-boat: a small fishing boat used in the Netherlands.
Anagrams
- dote, toed
Middle English
Alternative forms
- toode, tade, tadde, toade
Etymology
From Old English *t?de, a shortening of t?die, t?di?e, of uncertain origin. Compared to Old Norse and modern Danish tudse (“toad”), but OED rejects this because the zero grade of ai is i, not u. Possibly from a common Proto-Germanic word *tod (“small”), compared to Proto-Germanic *t?drijaz (“small, frail”) (modern English tidbit) or *talt?n? (“to sway, dangle, hesitate”) (modern English toddle), referring to its short steps.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??d(?)/
- (Northern ME) IPA(key): /?t??d(?)/
Noun
tode (plural todes or toden)
- A toad (dry-skinned member of the order Anura)
- The toad seen as a foul, devilish, and vile animal.
- (rare, derogatory) A sinner; a nasty or loathsome person.
- (rare, alchemy) The remnants of an element used in alchemical transmutation.
Descendants
- English: toad
- Scots: tade, taid, taed, ted
References
- “t?de, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-29.
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