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Tor.

gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)

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Meaning & usage

noun/toːr/[tʰoːɐ̯][tʰɔɐ̯]
  1. gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)

    neuter · strong
  2. gate, door (large doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall)

    neuter · strong
    Dies ist ein Garagentor, nur ein Ochse parkt davor.
  3. gateway (point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another)

    figuratively · neuter · strong
  4. goal, net (area into which the players attempt to put a ball)

    neuter · strong
  5. goal (The act of scoring a goal in sports where doing so is the object)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German and Old High German tor, from Proto-West Germanic *dor, from Proto-Germanic *durą.

noun/toːr/[tʰoːɐ̯][tʰɔɐ̯]
  1. fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence)

    dated · literary · masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German tōre (literally “hazy, foggy”), from the root of Dunst (“haze”). Cognate with Swedish dåre (from Low German).

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