Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ris/, [ˈfɔ.rɪs]

Noun

foris f ‎(genitive foris); third declension

1. door
2. gate
3. opening
4. entrance

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Synonyms

• (gate): porta

Derived terms

• forculus

Pronunciation 2

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

Alternative forms

• forās

Adverb

forīs ‎(not comparable)

1. outside, outdoors

Descendants

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

forīs

1. dative plural of forum
2. ablative plural of forum

References

• foris in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• foris in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• FORIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “foris”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) at home; in one's native country: domi (opp. foris)
    
  • (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