Old English · noun

dora

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈdo.rɑ/
Syllables: ˈdo · rɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: bumblebee dor dorr

Meaning

bumblebee

Declension

Declension of dora
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dora	doran
Accusative	doran	doran
Genitive	doran	dorena
Dative	doran	dorum

All forms (4)

dora
doran
dorena
dorum

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.

Descendants

dor, dorr

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