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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)
- 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)
- to study, to research, to investigate
Derived terms
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)
- (archaic) frog
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
vors
- inflection of vorsen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
German
Pronunciation
Contraction
vors
- (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
- indefinite genitive singular of vor
Middle English
Noun
vors
- Alternative form of firse