vor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vor"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Voro.

Symbol

vor

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Voro terms

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^[1], page 209:

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

Anagrams

• ORV, RVO, rov, VRO, ROV

Cimbrian

Preposition

vor

1. Unstressed form of vòr (“for”).

Cornish

Noun

vor

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

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvor]

• Audio:

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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)

	singular	plural
nominative	vor	vory
genitive	voru	vorů
dative	voru	vorům
accusative	vor	vory
vocative	vore	vory
locative	voru	vorech
instrumental	vorem	vory

Derived terms

nouns

• vorař
• vorek

Further reading

• “vor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “vor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “vor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse várr (“our”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔr/, [ˈʋɒ], [ʋɒ]

Pronoun

vor (neuter vort, plural vore)

1. (formal) our, ours

Synonyms

• vores

See also

Danish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					common	neuter	plural
Singular	First	–	jeg	mig	min	mit	mine
	Second	modern / informal	du	dig	din	dit	dine
		formal (uncommon)	De	Dem	Deres
	Third	masculine (person)	han	ham	hans
		feminine (person)	hun	hende	hendes
		common (noun)	den		dens
		neuter (noun)	det		dets
		indefinite	man	en	ens
		reflexive	–	sig	sin	sit	sine
Plural	First	modern	vi	os	vores
		archaic / formal			vor	vort	vore
	Second	–	I	jer	jeres
	Third	–	de	dem	deres
		reflexive	–	sig

German

Alternative forms

• fur (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːr/, [foːɐ̯], [fɔɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Austria):

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• Homophone: Fort

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

Pronominal adverbs of vor

preposition	vor
+ wo-	wovor
+ da-	davor
+ hier-	hiervor

Derived terms

• vor allem
• vorm
• vors

Related terms

• voran
• vorauf (“ahead of”) (archaic)
• voraus
• vorerst
• vorher
• vorüber

Further reading

• “vor” in Duden online
• “vor” in Duden online
• “vor” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “vor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “vor” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔːr/
• Rhymes: -ɔːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vár.

Noun

vor n (genitive singular vors, nominative plural vor)

1. spring (the season)

   Synonym: vortími m

Declension

Declension of vor (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vor	vorið	vor	vorin
accusative	vor	vorið	vor	vorin
dative	vori	vorinu	vorum	vorunum
genitive	vors	vorsins	vora	voranna

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

Positive forms of vor (strong-only)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vor	vor	vort
	accusative	voran	vora
	dative	vorum	vorri	voru
	genitive	vors	vorrar	vors
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	vorir	vorar	vor
	accusative	vora
	dative	vorum
	genitive	vorra

Derived terms

• faðirvor

See also

• okkar
• yðar

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

Icelandic honorific pronouns

plural	first person	second person
nominative	vér	þér
accusative	oss	yður
dative	oss	yður
genitive	vor	yðar

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)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋoːr/
• Rhymes: -oːr
• Homophone: vår

Noun

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

1. alternative form of vorr

Anagrams

• orv, rov

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋoːr/
• Rhymes: -oːr
• Homophones: vòr, vår

Noun

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

1. alternative form of vorr

References

• “vor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• orv, rov, vòr

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vor/

• Audio:

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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

• var

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔr/, /var/

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