foram

English

Etymology

Shortening of foraminifer.

Noun

foram (plural forams)

  1. A foraminifer.
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 291:
      Some forams allow single-celled algae to lodge on the surface of their bodies, rather as tropical coral do.

Galician

Verb

foram

  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ser
  2. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ir

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈfo.ɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: fo‧ram

Verb

foram

  1. third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ir
  2. third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ser

Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [foˈram]

Verb

foram

  1. first-person singular/plural imperfect indicative of fora
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