voor

See also: võõr and voor-

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʊə̯r/

Etymology 1

From Dutch voor, from Proto-Germanic *furai

Preposition

voor

  1. before
  2. in front of

Etymology 2

From Dutch voor, from Proto-Germanic *furhs

Noun

voor (plural vore)

  1. furrow

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːr
  • IPA(key): /voːr/, [vʊːr]
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vore, vor, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai. There were originally two distinct Germanic forms, *furai and *furi, which functionally merged in most languages, including Dutch. The form derived from the former became standard in Dutch, while the latter survives as the dialectal form veur.

Preposition

voor

  1. for
  2. before
  3. in front of
Inflection
Derived terms

Noun

voor n (plural voors)

  1. pro, advantage, upside, positive
    Hij overwoog het voor en tegen.
    He considered the pros and cons.
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Descendants

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch vore, from Old Dutch *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

Noun

voor f (plural voren, diminutive voortje n)

  1. furrow

Estonian

Etymology 1

Loaned from Finnish vuori.

Noun

voor (genitive voore, partitive voort)

  1. An oval ridge formed under glacier ice.

Etymology 2

From Low German vore.

Noun

voor (genitive voori, partitive voori)

  1. A row of trucks
  2. A row

Etymology 3

Unknown. Compare Lithuanian vora.

Noun

voor (genitive vooru, partitive vooru)

  1. A phase of a competition
  2. A queue

References

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