dora

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dora"

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai

Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai)

Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der.

Latin dracōslbor.

Old French dragonbor.

Middle English dragoun

English dragonbor.

Japanese ドラゴンclip.

Japanese ドラbor.

English dora

Borrowed from Japanese ドラ (dora), a clipping of Japanese ドラゴン (doragon), from English dragon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Noun

dora (plural doras)

1. (Japanese mahjong) Tiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall.

Albanian

Noun

dora

1. definite nominative singular of dorë

French

Verb

dora

1. third-person singular past historic of dorer

Anagrams

• roda, rôda

Italian

Verb

dora

1. inflection of dorare:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• -ardo, Ardo, Odra, Rodà, ardo, darò, orda, rado, roda

Japanese

Romanization

dora

1. Rōmaji transcription of どら
2. Rōmaji transcription of ドラ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone, dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.rɑ/

Noun

dora m

1. bumblebee

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	dora	doran
accusative	doran	doran
genitive	doran	dorena
dative	doran	dorum

Descendants

• Middle English: dore, dor, dorre
  • English: dor, dorr

Old Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्वार (dvāra, “door”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /do.ra/

Noun

dora

1. door

Spanish

Verb

dora

1. inflection of dorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative