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Yiddish
Etymology
From Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-i-. Compare German für. Akin to English for and Dutch voor.
Pronunciation
Preposition
פֿאַר • (far) (contracted dem-form פֿאַרן (farn))
- (unstressed) for
- (unstressed) than
- Synonyms: פֿון (fun), ווי (vi), איידער (eyder)
- (stressed) before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
- (stressed) before, prior to
- (unstressed, Hungarian Yiddish, New York Chassidish) to (indicating the target or recipient of an action)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “in front of”): הינטער (hinter)
- (antonym(s) of “prior to”): נאָך (nokh)
Derived terms
Adverb
פֿאַר • (far)
- pro, for, in favor, supporting