fór

See also: 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 inan

  1. (expressive) joke
    Synonyms: vtip, žert
Declension
Declension of fór (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative fór fóry
genitive fóru fórů
dative fóru fórům
accusative fór fóry
vocative fóre fóry
locative fóru fórech
instrumental fórem fóry

Etymology 2

Probably from German prefix vor-.[1]

Noun

fór m inan

  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
Declension of fór (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative fór fóry
genitive fóru fórů
dative fóru fórům
accusative fór fóry
vocative fóre fóry
locative fóru fórech
instrumental fórem fóry

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fór

  1. genitive plural of fórum

References
  1. Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “fór”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →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 of fara

References

Old Norse

Verb

fór

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