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dor^¹

/ˈdor/

Rhymes with -or

Where it comes from

From Late Latin dolus (“pain, grief”), a derivative of Latin dolor (“pain”). Compare Portuguese dó (“sorrow, compassion”), Spanish duelo (“sorrow, mourning”), French deuil (“bereavement”).

noun doruri · dor · dorul · dorurile

neuter wistfulness, melancholy, nostalgia, longing; a feeling of missing someone or something

dor^²

/ˈdor/

Rhymes with -or

verb

indicative, plural, present, third person third-person plural indicative present of durea (“to hurt”)

In English

pine painful longing
yearning wistful or melancholy longing
longing melancholic desire

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"dor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/dor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dor

Chicago

"dor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dor.

BibTeX

@misc{dor_2026,
  title = {dor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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