fór

See also: for, FOR, fôr, för, for-, för-, and Appendix:Variations of "for"

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːr]
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Etymology 1

Probably from German prefix vor-. It was influenced by independent position of the prefix in sentences like mach mir nichts vor (don’t try to fool me).[1]

Noun

fór m

  1. (expressive) joke
    Synonyms: vtip, žert
Declension

Etymology 2

Probably from German prefix vor-.[1]

Noun

fór m

  1. (expressive) head start
    Synonym: náskok
Usage notes

Usually only in expressions like dát fóra (give a head start) or mít fóra (have a head start).

Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fór

  1. genitive plural of fórum

References

  1. "fór" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 193.

Further reading

  • fór in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fór in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Faroese

Verb

fór

  1. first/third-person singular past of fara

Icelandic

Verb

fór

  1. inflection of fara:
    1. first-person singular past indicative
    2. third-person singular past indicative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuːr/
  • Homophone: for
  • Homophone: fôr

Etymology 1

Problably developed from fort.

Alternative forms

Adjective

fór

  1. fast, quick

Verb

fór

  1. past tense of fara

References

Old Norse

Verb

fór

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of fara
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