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fores

fores

See also: forés and föres

Catalan

Verb

fores

  1. second-person singular preterite indicative form of ser
  2. second-person singular conditional form of ser

French

Verb

fores

  1. second-person singular present indicative of forer
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of forer

Galician

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ir (to go).

Verb

fores

  1. second-person singular future subjunctive of ir

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ser (to be).

Verb

fores

  1. second-person singular future subjunctive of ser

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfo.reːs/, [ˈfɔ.reːs]

Etymology 1

A conjugated form of sum.

Verb

forēs

  1. early second-person singular imperfect active subjunctive of sum

Etymology 2

Declined forms of foris.

Noun

forēs f

  1. nominative plural of foris
  2. accusative plural of foris
  3. vocative plural of foris

Etymology 3

A conjugated form of forō.

Verb

forēs

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of forō

References

  • fores in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • FORES in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fores”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to knock at the door: ostium, fores pulsare
    • (ambiguous) to open, shut the door: ostium, fores aperire, claudere
    • (ambiguous) to bolt the door: fores obserare
    • (ambiguous) to shun publicity: publico carere, forum ac lucem fugere
  • fores in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fores in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Verb

fores

  1. Second-person singular (tu) future subjunctive of ir
  2. Second-person singular (tu) future subjunctive of ser