Jump to content

vorder

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: vorder-

Danish

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

vorder

  1. present tense of vorde

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle High German vorder, from Old High German fordarōn. Compare English further and thus farther.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁdɐ/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

[edit]

vorder (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular vorderer, not comparable)

  1. front, forward, leading

Declension

[edit]
[edit]

Preposition

[edit]

vorder (+ dative or accusative)

  1. (nonstandard; dialectal or childish) alternative form of vor (in front of)
    Ein, zwei, drei, vier, Eckstein: alles muss versteckt sein!
    Hinter mir und vorder mir gildet nicht und auch an den Seiten nicht.
    (literally, “One, two, three, four, cornerstone: everyone must be hidden!
    Behind me and in front of me doesn’t count and neither at the sides.
    ”)
    (rhyme shouted by the seeker in hide and seek)