English Explanatory Dictionary

dor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
  2. Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.
noun
  1. A trick, joke, or deception.
name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. Initialism of dance-oriented rock.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/

Word forms

dor dors dorr

Etymology

From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), from Proto-West Germanic *dorō, from Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Saterland Frisian Doarne (“hornet”), Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.

Derived words

dorbeetle dorbug dorfly dorrfly dorhawk dumbledore dumble-dor

Translations

Czech: chrobák velký Dutch: gewone mestkever French: géotrupe du fumier Irish: priompallán Swedish: tordyvel Ottoman Turkish: بوق بوجكی Ottoman Turkish: كستل
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