forman

See also: formán, förman, förmän, förmån, and Forman

English

Noun

forman (plural formen)

1. Obsolete form of foreman.

Asturian

Verb

forman

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of formar

Czech

Alternative forms

• furman

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech forman, from Middle High German vuorman. See German Fuhrmann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈforman]
• Hyphenation: for‧man

Noun

forman m anim (female equivalent formanka)

1. coachman

   Synonyms: vozka, kočí, povozník, vozataj

   Dobrý forman koně šetří, na čtyráku obrátí.

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Declension

Declension of forman (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	forman	formani
genitive	formana	formanů
dative	formanovi, formanu	formanům
accusative	formana	formany
vocative	formane	formani
locative	formanovi, formanu	formanech
instrumental	formanem	formany

Further reading

• “forman”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “forman”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• furman

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German vuorman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈforman/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈforman/

Noun

forman m pers

1. coachman

Declension

Declension of forman (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	forman	formany	formani, formanové
genitive	formana	formanú	formanóv
dative	formanu, formanovi	formanoma	formanóm
accusative	formana	formany	formany
vocative	formane	formany	formani, formanové
locative	formanu, formanovi	formanú	formaniech
instrumental	formanem	formanoma	formany

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: forman

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “forman”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old English

Adjective

forman

1. inflection of forma:
   1. accusative singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive/dative singular
   3. nominative/accusative plural

Spanish

Verb

forman

1. third-person plural present indicative of formar