fór

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Probably from German prefix vor-. It was influenced by independent position of the prefix in sentences like mach mir nichts vor (don’t try to fool me).[1]

Noun

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fór m inan

  1. (expressive) joke
    Synonyms: vtip, žert
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Probably from German prefix vor-.[1]

Noun

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fór m inan

  1. (expressive) head start
    Synonym: náskok
Usage notes
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Usually only in expressions like dát fóra (give a head start) or mít fóra (have a head start).

Declension
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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fór

  1. genitive plural of fórum

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “fór”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 193

Further reading

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

Faroese

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Verb

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fór

  1. first/third-person singular past of fara

Icelandic

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Verb

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fór

  1. inflection of fara:
    1. first-person singular past indicative
    2. third-person singular past indicative

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Problably developed from fort.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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fór

  1. fast, quick

Etymology 2

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Verb

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fór

  1. past of fara

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Old Norse

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Verb

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fór

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of fara