vor

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Translingual

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Symbol

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vor

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Voro.

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English

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Etymology

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See for.

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vor

  1. Pronunciation spelling of for.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:
      Edgar: Ch'ill pick your teeth, zir: come; no matter vor your foins.
    • 1853, May 20, anonymous author, “Self-sustenance; or, the Lost Pet”, in Punch[1], page 209:
      I zays enough to make thee grin: / Thee doesn't look vor much good out o'n.

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Cimbrian

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Preposition

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vor

  1. Unstressed form of vòr (for).

Cornish

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Noun

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vor

  1. Soft mutation of mor.

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvor]
  • Hyphenation: vor
  • Rhymes: -or

Noun

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vor m inan (related adjective vorový)

  1. raft

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nouns

Further reading

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  • vor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • vor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • vor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse várr (our).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔr/, [ˈʋɒ], [ʋɒ]

Pronoun

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vor (neuter vort, plural vore)

  1. (formal) our, ours

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vore, vor, from Old High German fora. Cognate with Dutch voor. Compare English fore.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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vor [with dative (indicating location) or accusative (indicating movement)]

  1. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
  2. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
  3. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
    vor drei Tagenthree days ago
    vor einiger Zeita while ago
  4. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
    Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen.He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.
    Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet.You saved me from drowning.
    vor Verlusten schützento protect against losses
    sich vor jemandem versteckento hide from someone
  5. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
    vor Freude weinento cry with joy
    Ich sterbe vor Durst.I'm dying of thirst.
    Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen.
    I can't even see you, what with all the smoke.
    Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen.
    Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.

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Icelandic

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Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vár.

Noun

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vor n (genitive singular vors, nominative plural vor)

  1. spring (the season)
Declension
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    Declension of vor
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vor vorið vor vorin
accusative vor vorið vor vorin
dative vori vorinu vorum vorunum
genitive vors vorsins vora voranna
Synonyms
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See also

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Seasons in Icelandic · árstíðir (layout · text) · category
vor (spring) sumar (summer) haust (autumn) vetur (winter)

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse várr.

Determiner

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vor

  1. (formal) our, ours
    Mannorð vort liggur við.
    Our reputation is at stake.
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Etymology 3

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See vér.

Pronoun

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vor

  1. genitive of vér
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Icelandic honorific pronouns
plural first person second person
nominative vér þér
accusative oss yður
dative oss yður
genitive vor yðar

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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vor m (definite singular voren, indefinite plural vorer, definite plural vorene)

  1. Alternative form of vorr

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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vor m (definite singular voren, indefinite plural vorar, definite plural vorane)

  1. Alternative form of vorr

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Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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vor

  1. third-person plural present indicative of vrea
    ce vor fac eu?
    what do they want me to do?

Verb

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(ele/ei) vor (modal auxiliary, third-person plural form of vrea, used with infinitives to form future indicative tenses)

  1. (they) will
    bănuiesc vor vrea fac eu ceva pentru ei
    I guess they will want me to do something for them

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English for, from Old English for, from Proto-West Germanic *furi.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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vor

  1. for

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 76