vors

See also: VORs

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).

Noun

vors (plural vorste)

1. prince (princely ruler), monarch

Etymology 2

From Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic *forskōn (“inquire, question”).

Verb

vors (present vors, present participle vorsende, past participle gevors)

1. to study, to research, to investigate

Derived terms

• navors

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔrs/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vorsch, from Old Dutch *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”). Cognate with German Frosch, West Frisian froask, dialectal English frosh, Icelandic froskur.

Noun

vors m (plural vorsen, diminutive vorsje n)

1. (archaic) frog

   Synonyms: kikker, kikvors, puit

Alternative forms

• vorsch (obsolete)

Derived terms

• kikvors

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vors

1. inflection of vorsen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːrs/, [foːɐ̯s], [fɔɐ̯s], [fɔːs]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Contraction

vors

1. (chiefly informal) contraction of vor +‎ das

Usage notes

• The full form vor das is normally used in formal style. However, vors is also used in certain combinations, e.g. vors Gesicht (“before one's face”), vors Verfassungsgericht (“before the constitutional court”, or analogously with some other court).

Icelandic

Noun

vors

1. indefinite genitive singular of vor

Middle English

Noun

vors

1. alternative form of firse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vors n (definite singular vorset, indefinite plural vors, definite plural vorsa)

1. preparty

Synonyms

• vorspiel