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vor

vor

See also: VOR, vör, and vor-

Cornish

Noun

vor

  1. Soft mutation of mor.

Czech

Noun

vor m

  1. raft

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔr/, [vɒ]

Pronoun

vor (neuter vort, plural vore)

  1. (formal) our, ours

Synonyms

See also


German

Etymology

From Old High German fora. Cognate with Dutch voor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [foːɐ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
  • Homophone: Fort

Preposition

vor

  1. before
  2. in front of
  3. ago
    vor drei Tagen
    three days ago
  4. because of

Usage notes

The preposition vor is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location.

Derived terms


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vár.

Noun

vor n (genitive singular vors, nominative plural vor)

  1. the season spring
Declension
Synonyms
See also
Seasons in Icelandic · árstíðir (layout · text)
vor (spring) sumar (summer) haust (autumn) vetur (winter)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse várr.

Determiner

vor

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

Etymology 3

See vér.

Pronoun

vor

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

Lojban

Rafsi

vor

  1. rafsi of vorme.

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vor]

Verb

vor

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

Verb

(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

Preposition

vor

  1. for