vors

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Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *furistaz (first).

Noun

vors (plural vorste)

  1. prince (princely ruler), monarch

Etymology 2

From Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic *forskōn (inquire, question).

Verb

vors (present vors, present participle vorsende, past participle gevors)

  1. to study, to research, to investigate
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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vorsch, from Old Dutch *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (jump, hop). Cognate with German Frosch, West Frisian froask, dialectal English frosh, Icelandic froskur.

Noun

vors m (plural vorsen, diminutive vorsje n)

  1. (archaic) frog
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Etymology 2

Verb

vors

  1. inflection of vorsen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foːrs/, , ,
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Contraction

vors

  1. (chiefly informal) Contraction of vor das.

Usage notes

  • The full form vor das is normally used in formal style. However, vors is also used in certain combinations, e.g. vors Gesicht (before one's face), vors Verfassungsgericht (before the constitutional court, or analogously with some other court).

Icelandic

Noun

vors

  1. indefinite genitive singular of vor

Middle English

Noun

vors

  1. Alternative form of firse