voor

== Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʊə̯r/ === Etymology 1 === From Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vore, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai. ==== Preposition ==== voor before in front of ===== Alternative forms ===== foor (obsolete) ===== Related terms ===== vir === Etymology 2 === From Dutch voor, from Proto-Germanic *furhs. ==== Noun ==== voor (plural vore) furrow == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /voːr/, [vʊːr] Hyphenation: voor Rhymes: -oːr === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch vore, vor, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-West Germanic *forē, from Proto-Germanic *furai. There were originally two distinct Germanic forms, *furai and *furi, which functionally merged in most Germanic languages, including Dutch. The form derived from the former became standard in Dutch, while the latter survives as the dialectal form veur. ==== Preposition ==== voor for before Antonym: na in front of Antonym: achter for, in favor of Synonym: pro Antonyms: tegen, contra ===== Usage notes ===== In the sense of 'before', 'in front of', or 'in favor of', voor is accented and is sometimes written vóór to disambiguate from the sense 'for'. ===== Declension ===== ==== Conjunction ==== voor (informal) before Synonyms: voordat, alvorens, vooraleer ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== voor- ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: voor Berbice Creole Dutch: foro Indonesian: voor Javindo: foor Jersey Dutch: för, f'r → Manado Malay: for Negerhollands: voor, fo, for → Virgin Islands Creole: voor (dated) Petjo: voor, foor Skepi Creole Dutch: foo, fou ==== Noun ==== voor n (plural voors, no diminutive) pro, advantage, upside, positive Synonym: pro Antonyms: tegen, contra Hij overwoog het voor en tegen. ― He considered the pros and cons. ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: voor === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch vore, from Old Dutch *furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs. ==== Noun ==== voor f (plural voren, diminutive voortje n) furrow ===== Alternative forms ===== vore ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: voor == Estonian == === Etymology 1 === Loaned from Finnish vuori. ==== Noun ==== voor (genitive voore, partitive voort) drumlin, an oval ridge formed under glacier ice. ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German vore. ==== Noun ==== voor (genitive voori, partitive voori) a row of trucks or any other vehicle carrying a load row ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === From Proto-Finnic *vooro, possibly a loan from Proto-Baltic [Term?], compare Lithuanian vora (“line, row”). ==== Noun ==== voor (genitive vooru, partitive vooru) phase, stage, round, e.g. in a competition Laulukonkursil on kolm vooru. ― There are three stages in the singing competition. (somewhat dated) queue, turn, time ===== Declension ===== === References === http://www.eki.ee/dict/ety/index.cgi?Q=voor&F=M&C06=et == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch voor. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈvoor/ [ˈfo.ɔr] Rhymes: -oor Syllabification: vo‧or === Noun === voor (plural voor-voor) (soccer) scoring advantage, handicap (mechanics) advance ignition timing,