foro

See also forò

Italian

Etymology

From Latin forum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfoːro/

Noun

foro m (plural fori)

1. hole
2. forum
3. court
4. (anatomy) foramen

Synonyms

• (foramen) forame

Verb

foro

1. first-person singular present indicative of forare

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Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce, strike”), with e-grade reflex attested in feriō. According to some the verb is denominal from *bʰorH-h₂ (“hole”). Cognates include Lituanian bárti (“to accuse, scold”), Old Church Slavonic брати (brati, “to fight”) and Icelandic berja (“to beat”).

Verb

present active forō, present infinitive forāre, perfect active forāvī, supine forātum.

1. I bore
2. I pierce

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	forō	forās	forat	forāmus	forātis	forant
	future	forābō	forābis	forābit	forābimus	forābitis	forābunt
	imperfect	forābam	forābās	forābat	forābāmus	forābātis	forābant
	perfect	forāvī	forāvistī	forāvit	forāvimus	forāvistis	forāvērunt
	future perfect	forāverō	forāveris	forāverit	forāverimus	forāveritis	forāverint
	pluperfect	forāveram	forāverās	forāverat	forāverāmus	forāverātis	forāverant
passive	present	foror	forāris	forātur	forāmur	forāminī	forantur
	future	forābor	forāberis	forābitur	forābimur	forābiminī	forābuntur
	imperfect	forābar	forābāris	forābātur	forābāmur	forābāminī	forābantur
	perfect	Use forātus m, forāta f, forātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use forātus m, forāta f, forātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use forātus m, forāta f, forātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	forem	forēs	foret	forēmus	forētis	forent
	imperfect	forārem	forārēs	forāret	forārēmus	forārētis	forārent
	perfect	forāverim	forāverīs	forāverit	forāverīmus	forāverītis	forāverint
	pluperfect	forāvissem	forāvissēs	forāvisset	forāvissēmus	forāvissētis	forāvissent
passive	present	forer	forēris	forētur	forēmur	forēminī	forentur
	imperfect	forārer	forārēris	forārētur	forārēmur	forārēminī	forārentur
	perfect	Use forātus m, forāta f, forātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use forātus m, forāta f, forātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	forā	forātō	forātō	forāre	forātor	forātor
	plural	forāte	forātōte	forantō	forāminī	—	forantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		forāre	forāvisse	forātūrus esse	forārī	forātus esse	forātum īrī
participles		forāns (forantis)	—	forātūrus-ra, -rum	—	forātus-a, -um	forandus-nda, -ndum

Descendants

• French: forer
• Italian: forare
• Portuguese: furar

Etymology 2

Noun

forō

1. dative singular of forum
2. ablative singular of forum

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Mapudungun

Noun

foro (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. (anatomy) bone
2. (anatomy) tooth

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin forum

Noun

foro m (plural foros)

1. forum

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Swedish

Verb

foro

1. Obsolete plural form of for, past tense of fara.