fóry

See also: fory, forþ, and forþ-

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foːrɪ/
  • Rhymes: -oːrɪ
  • Hyphenation: fó‧ry

Etymology 1

Probably from German prefix vor-. It was influenced by independent position of the prefix in sentences like "machen Sie uns nichts vor" ("do not try to fool us").[1]

Noun

fóry m

  1. (plural only, expressive) shilly-shallying
    dělat fóry
Declension
Declension of fóry
plurale tantum
nominative fóry
genitive fórů
dative fórům
accusative fóry
vocative fóry
locative fórech
instrumental fóry
Synonyms
  • drahoty

Etymology 2

Noun

fóry

  1. nominative plural of fór
  2. accusative plural of fór
  3. vocative plural of fór
  4. instrumental plural of fór

Etymology 3

Noun

fóry

  1. instrumental plural of fórum

References
  1. "fór" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 193.
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