Standard Lemma guide

Thor

adv · name · pron · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Geordie: /ðɔː/
  • rhymes with -ɔː
  • Received-Pronunciation: /θɔː/
  • Australian, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard: /θoː/
  • Canada, General-American: /θoɹ/
  • Scotland: /θɔɾ/
  • Southern-England: rhotic Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: thaw (non-rhotic)
  • homophone: for (th-fronting)
  • homophone: four (th-fronting, horse–hoarse merger)
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: TH AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

there

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Geordie, not-comparable

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2

adv

Meaning 2

they're (they are)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Geordie, not-comparable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Norse

Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, paganism, philosophy, religion, sciences

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4

name

Meaning 4

A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

name

Meaning 5

A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

pron

Meaning 6

their

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Geordie, determiner, possessive

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7

noun

Meaning 7

(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Norse deity

History

Etymology

Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: থর (thor) — thunder god
  • Chinese Mandarin: 索爾 /索尔 (Suó'ěr) — thunder god
  • Danish: Thor — thunder god
  • Danish: Tor — thunder god
  • Dutch: Donar — thunder god
  • Esperanto: Toro — thunder god
  • Estonian: Thor — thunder god
  • Faroese: Tórur — thunder god
  • Finnish: Thor — thunder god
  • Finnish: Tor — thunder god
  • French: Thor — thunder god
  • Old French: Tur — thunder god
  • West-Frisian: Tonger — thunder god
  • Galician: Thor — thunder god
  • Georgian: თორი (tori) — thunder god
  • German: Thor — thunder god
  • German: Donar — thunder god
  • Greek: Θώρ (Thór) — thunder god
  • Hindi: थॉर (thŏr) — thunder god
  • Icelandic: Þór — thunder god
  • Irish: Túr — thunder god
  • Japanese: トール (Tōru) — thunder god
  • Korean: 토르 (Toreu) — thunder god
  • Latin: Thōrus — thunder god
  • Latvian: Tors — thunder god
  • Lithuanian: Toras — thunder god
  • Marathi: थॉर (thŏr) — thunder god
  • Norwegian: Tor — thunder god
  • Old English: Þunor — thunder god
  • Old Norse: Þórr — thunder god
  • Portuguese: Thor — thunder god
  • Portuguese: Tor — thunder god
  • Russian: Тор — thunder god
  • Spanish: Thor — thunder god
  • Swedish: Tor — thunder god
  • Turkish: Tor — thunder god
  • Chinese Mandarin: 索爾 /索尔 (suǒ'ěr) — male given name
  • Danish: Thor — male given name
  • Icelandic: Þór — male given name
  • Marathi: थॉर (thŏr) — male given name
  • Norwegian: Tor — male given name
  • Swedish: Tor — male given name