fora

See also föra

English

Noun

fora

1. Plural form of forum.

Usage notes

The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage.

• Ref: Modern English Usage, 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658).

Anagrams

• afro, faro, Faro, RAFO

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin forās (“outside”).

Adverb

fora

1. outside

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Esperanto

Adjective

fora (plural foraj, accusative singular foran, accusative plural forajn)

1. far, distant

Derived terms

• forigi
• forpasi
• forpeli

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French

Verb

fora

1. third-person singular past historic of forer

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Galician

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ir (“to go”).

Verb

fora

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ser (“to be”).

Verb

fora

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser

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Ido

Adjective

fora

1. distant

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Italian

Verb

fora

1. third-person singular present indicative of forare
2. second-person singular imperative of forare

Anagrams

• afro, faro, farò

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Latin

Noun

fora

1. nominative plural of forum
2. accusative plural of forum
3. vocative plural of forum

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Norwegian

Noun

fora

1. Plural form of forum.

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• for

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fora, whence also Old English fore.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfo.ra/

Preposition

fora (+ dative)

1. before, against, in the presence of

References

• Henry Frowde, An Old High German Primer

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Piedmontese

Etymology

Latin forās (“outside”).

Adverb

fora

1. outside

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Polish

Noun

fora

1. Nominative plural of forum
2. Accusative plural of forum
3. Vocative plural of forum

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin forās (“outside”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fo‧ra

Adverb

fora (not comparable)

1. The space beyond a limit or boundary; outside.

Derived terms

• por fora
• fora-da-lei

Preposition

fora

1. except

Verb

fora

1. third-person plural pluperfect of ser

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Sicilian

Alternative forms

• fori

Etymology

From Latin foras.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɔra/
• Hyphenation: fò‧ra

Adverb

fora

1. outside
2. outdoors

Antonyms

• dintra

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Swahili

Noun

fora

1. success

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Swedish

Noun

Declension of fora

	singular		plural
c	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fora	foran	foror	fororna
genitive	foras	forans	forors	forornas

fora c.

1. Transported cargo; possibly including the vehicle or carriage on which the cargo is loaded.

Derived terms

• timmerfora