far
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English feor. Cognate with Middle Low German vere.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /fɑː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /fA:(\r)/
- (GenAm) IPA: /fɑɹ/, SAMPA: /fAr\/
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[edit] Adjective
far (comparative farther/further, superlative farthest/furthest)
- Remote in space.
- He went to a far country.
- Remote in time.
- Long.
- It was a far adventure, full of danger.
- More remote or longer of two.
- He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.
- Extreme.
- We are on the far right on this issue.
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[edit] Adverb
far (comparative farther/further, superlative farthest/furthest)
- Distant in space, time or degree.
- My house is quite far from the beach.
- The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless.
- To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
- You have all come far and you will go farther.
- (with a comparative) Very much.
- He was far richer than we'd thought.
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[edit] Noun
far (plural fars)
- spelt (type of wheat)
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[edit] Albanian
[edit] Etymology 1
Latin Pharus.
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far
[edit] Etymology 2
Latin farina.
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far
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology
From Latin Pharus.
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far m. (plural fars)
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”).
[edit] Noun
far c. (singular definite faren, plural indefinite fædre)
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[edit] Esperanto
[edit] Etymology
Back-formation from fari (“to do, to make”).
[edit] Preposition
far
- (neologism) by[1]
- La libro de Johano far Ŝekspiro
- John's book of/by Shakespeare)
- regata de la popolo, far la popolo por la popolo
- ruled of the people, by the people for the people
- La libro de Johano far Ŝekspiro
[edit] Usage notes
Unofficial. The most common innovative preposition, far is used for some of the functions of the preposition de "of, from, by", which some authors feel is overworked. Useful to distinguish, for example, the owner of a book (de) from the author (far).
[edit] References
- ^ Wennergren, Bertilo (2010-03-09). "Neoficialaj rolvortetoj" (in Esperanto). Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko. URL accessed on 2010-10-08.
[edit] Faroese
[edit] Noun
far n.
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| n5 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | far | farið | før | førini |
| Accusative | far | farið | før | førini |
| Dative | fari | farinum | førum | førunum |
| Genitive | fars | farsins | fara | faranna |
[edit] Hungarian
[edit] Etymology
Maybe from the same Uralic root *perä as Finnish perä.
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- IPA: /ˈfɒr/
[edit] Noun
far (plural farok)
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declension of far
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[edit] Icelandic
[edit] Noun
far n. (genitive singular fars, plural för)
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- fá far (to get a ride, to get a lift)
- gera sér far um
- hjakka í sama farinu
- í fari hans
- sækja í sama farið
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[edit] Italian
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far
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
far (genitive farris); n, third declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | far | farra |
| genitive | farris | farrum |
| dative | farrī | farribus |
| accusative | far | farra |
| ablative | farre | farribus |
| vocative | far | farra |
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[edit] Rafsi
far
- Rafsi of farna.
[edit] Maltese
[edit] Etymology
From Arabic فأرٌ (fa’r, “mouse”).
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far
[edit] Norwegian Bokmål
[edit] Noun
far m. (definite singular faren; indefinite plural fedre; definite plural fedrene)
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[edit] Occitan
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far
- Alternative form of faire.
[edit] Old Irish
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far
- Alternative form of for.
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[edit] Etymology
Latin facio
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- IPA: /far/
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far
- to do
- c. 1130, Jaufre Rudel, canso:
- Dieus que fetz tot qunt ve ni vai / E formet sest'amor de lonh / Mi don poder [...].
- God, who makes everything that comes or goes and who created this distant love, give me power.
- Dieus que fetz tot qunt ve ni vai / E formet sest'amor de lonh / Mi don poder [...].
- c. 1130, Jaufre Rudel, canso:
[edit] Descendants
[edit] Romanian
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Latin pharus.
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[edit] Romansch
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- (Puter) fer
[edit] Etymology
From Latin faciō, facere.
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far
[edit] Scottish Gaelic
[edit] Etymology 1
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far
- where (relative/non-interrogative)
- Bha e cunnartach far an robh am balach ag iasgach. - It was dangerous where the boy was fishing.
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far
- Alternative form of bhàrr.
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Etymology
Short for fader.
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[edit] Noun
far c.
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far
[edit] Turkish
[edit] Etymology 1
From French phare.
[edit] Noun
far (definite accusative farı, plural farlar)
[edit] Etymology 2
From French fard.
[edit] Noun
far (definite accusative farı, plural farlar)
[edit] Declension
| nominative | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | farım | farlarım |
| senin (your) | farın | farların |
| onun (his/her/its) | farı | farları |
| bizim (our) | farımız | farlarımız |
| sizin (your) | farınız | farlarınız |
| onların (their) | farları | farları |
| accusative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | farımı | farlarımı |
| senin (your) | farını | farlarını |
| onun (his/her/its) | farını | farlarını |
| bizim (our) | farımızı | farlarımızı |
| sizin (your) | farınızı | farlarınızı |
| onların (their) | farlarını | farlarını |
| dative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | farıma | farlarıma |
| senin (your) | farına | farlarına |
| onun (his/her/its) | farına | farlarına |
| bizim (our) | farımıza | farlarımıza |
| sizin (your) | farınıza | farlarınıza |
| onların (their) | farlarına | farlarına |
| locative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | farımda | farlarımda |
| senin (your) | farında | farlarında |
| onun (his/her/its) | farında | farlarında |
| bizim (our) | farımızda | farlarımızda |
| sizin (your) | farınızda | farlarınızda |
| onların (their) | farlarında | farlarında |
| ablative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | farımdan | farlarımdan |
| senin (your) | farından | farlarından |
| onun (his/her/its) | farından | farlarından |
| bizim (our) | farımızdan | farlarımızdan |
| sizin (your) | farınızdan | farlarınızdan |
| onların (their) | farlarından | farlarından |
| genitive | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | farımın | farlarımın |
| senin (your) | farının | farlarının |
| onun (his/her/its) | farının | farlarının |
| bizim (our) | farımızın | farlarımızın |
| sizin (your) | farınızın | farlarınızın |
| onların (their) | farlarının | farlarının |
[edit] Synonyms
- göz farı (2)
[edit] Venetian
[edit] Etymology
Compare Italian fare
[edit] Verb
far (transitive)
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