tor

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
2. A hill with such rock formation.

Adj

Alternative form of tore ("hard, difficult; strong; rich").

Sinonieme

cairn

monument

tumulus

Gilead

-tor

Gilad

residual rock

Vertalings

tor

نصب

Denkmal

Monument

Felsburg

μνημείο

βραχώδης κορυφή

mémorial

monument

roche résiduelle

tor

roc résiduel

monumento

lapide

tor

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tɔɹ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: tor

Geërf van Old English: torr

Verwante met Kornies: tor

Verwante met Skotse Gallies: tòrr

Verwante met Wallies: tŵr

Verwante met Iers: tor

Verwante met Frans: tor

Verwante met Reto-Romaans: tor

Verwante met Latyn: turris

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: τύρρις

In summary

From Middle English tor, torr-, from Old English torr, tor (“a high rock, lofty hill, tower”), possibly from Proto-Celtic, compare Old Welsh *tor (“hill”); ultimately from Latin turris (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis, “tower”), of non-Indo-European origin.
Cognate with Cornish tor, Scottish Gaelic tòrr, Welsh tŵr, Irish tor, French tor, and Romansch tor/tur/tuor; the first four are Celtic (from Latin turris), the last two directly from Latin turris (from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) and τύρσις (túrsis)). It is not clear whether the Celtic forms were borrowed from Old English or vice versa. Doublet of tourelle, tower, and turret.