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Revision as of 12:09, 8 July 2024

Dothraki

Etymology

From Proto-Plains *tur (four).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tor/

Rhymes: -or

Numeral

tor

  1. four

Hen Linge

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Source

Coined by Andrzej Sapkowski in the book The Time of Contempt.

Source Spelling

tor

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /toɾ/

Orthographic Form

tor

Noun

tor (class 3 singular, plural torana)

  1. tower
Derived Terms

Noalath

Etymology 1

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tɔɾ/

Rhymes: -ɔɾ

Noun

tor (nominative singular)

  1. wolf
Inflection
Indefinite Definite
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative tor tora u thor u thora
Objective chor choran ü chor ü choran
Genitive dor dora an dor an dora
Vocative e thora e thoran

Creation and Usage Notes

Wait a minute... Was this the one that was inspired by the Rush song...? It's a wolf. Crap. Now I can't remember... Could it have been both?!

-David J. Peterson 16:17, 16 December 2019 (PST)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tɔɾ/

Noun

tor

  1. genitive singular of thor

Shiväisith

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /toɾ/

Orthographic Form

tor

Noun

tor (nominative singular)

  1. sword
Inflection

Creation and Usage Notes

This came from a Rush song "By-Tor and the Snow Dog". I thought tor would make a rather good word for "sword". Of course, now I'm wording if it's because both tor and "sword" have that or part in there... Sometimes I realize these things too late.

-David J. Peterson 16:17, 14 December 2019 (PST)