fóry

See also: fory, forþ, and forþ-

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfoːrɪ]
Rhymes: -oːrɪ
Hyphenation: fó‧ry

Etymology 1

Probably from German prefix vor-. It was influenced by independent position of the prefix in sentences like "machen Sie uns nichts vor" ("do not try to fool us").^[1]

Noun

fóry m inan pl

(expressive) shilly-shallying
Synonym: drahoty

dělat fóry ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of fóry (pl-only hard masculine inanimate)

	plural
nominative	fóry
genitive	fórů
dative	fórům
accusative	fóry
vocative	fóry
locative	fórech
instrumental	fóry

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fóry

nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of fór

Etymology 3

Noun

fóry

instrumental plural of fórum

References

^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “fór”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 193

[Rejzek-1] Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “fór”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 193

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