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”).

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

Related terms

• fórový
• fóry

Etymology 2

Probably from German prefix vor-.

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

Further reading

• “fór”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “fór”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 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

• for

Adjective

fór

1. fast, quick

Etymology 2

Verb

fór

1. past of fara

References

• “fór” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Verb

fór

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