tor
English
/tɔɹ/, /tɔː(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- (geology) A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
- (South-West England) A hill with such rock formation.
- (UK) A tower; a turret.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tor inherited from Old English torr (tower, a high rock) derived from Old Welsh *tor (hill) derived from Latin turris (tower, rook, a tower) derived from Ancient Greek τύρρις.
Origin
Ancient Greek
τύρρις
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Torquay English
- quay English
- tore English
- torlike English
- tower English
- turriger Latin
- turris Latin
- turris, turrem Latin
- turris, turrim Latin
- Turm German
- tour French
- τύρρις Ancient Greek
- tårn Norwegian Bokmål
- torn Swedish
- tårn Norwegian Nynorsk
- fyrtorr Old English
- torr Old English
- tor Middle English
- tor Irish
- tor- Old Norse
- *torn Old French
- tor Old French
- torete Old French
- torn Old French
- tour Old French
- tur Old French
- turn Icelandic
- pentwr Welsh
- twr Welsh
- tyrrau Welsh
- tyrru Welsh
- tŵr Welsh
- torn Old High German
- tor Old Irish
- torn Middle Low German
- tōrn Middle Low German
- torri Maltese
- tor Romansh
- toer Western Frisian
- *tor Old Welsh
- twrr Old Welsh