dors

See also: Dors, -dors, and dors-

English

Noun

dors

1. plural of dor

Anagrams

• rods, sord, RDOs, ords, ODRs, OSRD, DROs

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔrs/

Etymology 1

From Dutch dorst, from Middle Dutch dorst, from Old Dutch thurst, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz.

Noun

dors (plural dorste)

1. thirst

Derived terms

• dorstig

Adjective

dors (attributive dors, not comparable)

1. thirsty

   Is u kinders dors?

   Are your children thirsty?

Etymology 2

From Dutch dorsten, from Middle Dutch dorsten, from Old Dutch thursten.

Verb

dors (present dors, present participle dorstende, past participle gedors)

1. (intransitive) to thirst [with na ‘after’]

Etymology 3

From Dutch dorsen, from Middle Dutch derschen, dorschen, from Old Dutch *threscan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną.

Verb

dors (present dors, present participle dorsende, past participle gedors)

1. (transitive) to thresh

Derived terms

• dorsvloer

Catalan

Alternative forms

• dos (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dorsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Valencia) [ˈdɔrs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈdɔrs], [ˈdɔs]

Noun

dors m (plural dorsos)

1. (anatomy) back

   Synonym: esquena

2. backside, reverse

Related terms

• adossar
• dorsal

 

Further reading

• “dors” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dors”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “dors” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dors” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔrs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dors
• Rhymes: -ɔrs

Etymology 1

From dorsen.

Noun

dors m (plural dorsen)

1. threshing floor, usually in a barn

   Synonym: dorsvloer

2. (dialectal) a barn or shed where agricultural equipment is stored

Alternative forms

• dars (dialectal)
• dorsch (obsolete)

See also

• dorsschuur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dors

1. inflection of dorsen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔʁ/

• Audio (Canada):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Verb

dors

1. inflection of dormir:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative