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See also: Appendix:Variations of "vor"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Voro.

Symbol

vor

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

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English

Etymology

See for.

Preposition

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, page 209:
      I zays enough to make thee grin: / Thee doesn't look vor much good out o'n.

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Cimbrian

Preposition

vor

  1. Unstressed form of vòr (“for”).

Cornish

Noun

vor

  1. soft mutation of mor
  2. mixed mutation after 'th of mor

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

vor m inan (relational adjective vorový, diminutive vorek)

  1. raft

Declension

Declension of vor (hard masculine inanimate)
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

nouns

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse várr (“our”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔr/, [ˈʋɒ], [ʋɒ]

Pronoun

vor (neuter vort, plural vore)

  1. (formal) our, ours

Synonyms

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More information Number, Person ...
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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Preposition

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 Tagen ― three days ago
    vor einiger Zeit ― a 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 schützen ― to protect against losses
    sich vor jemandem verstecken ― to hide from someone
  5. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
    vor Freude weinen ― to 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.

Inflection

More information preposition, + wo- ...

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vár.

Noun

vor n (genitive singular vors, nominative plural vor)

  1. spring (the season)
    Synonym: vortími m
Declension
More information singular, plural ...

See also

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

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “vor”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “vor” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Etymology 2

    Old Norse várr, órr.

    Determiner

    vor

    1. (possessive, formal) our, ours
      Mannorð vort liggur við.
      Our reputation is at stake.
    Declension
    More information strong declension (indefinite), singular ...
    Derived terms

    See also

    References

    • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
    • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “vor”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
    • Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
    • “vor” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

    Etymology 3

    See vér.

    Pronoun

    vor

    1. (personal, archaic, formal) genitive of vér
    Declension
    More information plural, first person ...

    See also personal pronouns.

    References

    • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
    • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “vor”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
    • Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
    • “vor” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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    Norwegian Bokmål

    Pronunciation

    Noun

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

    1. alternative form of vorr

    Anagrams

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Pronunciation

    Noun

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

    1. alternative form of vorr

    References

    Anagrams

    Romanian

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    vor

    1. third-person plural present indicative of vrea
      ce vor să 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 că vor vrea să fac eu ceva pentru ei
      I guess they will want me to do something for them

    Yola

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Preposition

    vor

    1. for

    References

    • 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

    Zazaki

    Etymology

    From Proto-Iranian *wafrah (“snow”). Compare Baluchi برپ (barp), Pashto واوره (wāwra), Wakhi ورف (warf), Persian برف (barf).

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: vor

    Noun

    vor f

    1. snow
      Synonym: vewre

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