vors
See also: VORs
Afrikaans
Etymology 1
From Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).
Etymology 2
From Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic *forskōn (“inquire, question”).
Verb
vors (present vors, present participle vorsende, past participle gevors)
- to study, to research, to investigate
Derived terms
- navors
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔrs/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vorsch, from Old Dutch *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”). Cognate with German Frosch, West Frisian froask, dialectal English frosh, Icelandic froskur.
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foːrs/, [foːɐ̯s], [fɔɐ̯s], [fɔːs]
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Usage notes
- The full form vor das is normally used in formal style. However, vors is also used in certain combinations, e.g. vors Gesicht (“before one's face”), vors Verfassungsgericht (“before the constitutional court”, or analogously with some other court).
Icelandic
Middle English
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