vors

See also: VORs

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)

1. prince (princely ruler), monarch

Etymology 2

From Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-Germanic *furskōną (“inquire, question”).

Verb

vors (present vors, present participle vorsende, past participle gevors)

1. to study, to research, to investigate

Derived terms

• navors

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔrs/

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)

1. (archaic) frog

Synonyms

• kikker
• kikvors
• puit

Derived terms

• kikvors

Etymology 2

Verb

vors

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of vorsen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of vorsen

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German

Etymology

From vor + das.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯s/

Contraction

vors

1. (colloquial) in front of the

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite genitive singular of vor

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Middle English

Noun

vors

1. Alternative form of firse