fóry

See also: fory, forþ, and forþ-

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːrɪ]
  • 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 inan pl

  1. (expressive) shilly-shallying
    Synonym: drahoty
    dělat fóry ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of fóry (pl-only hard masculine inanimate)
plural
nominative fóry
genitive fórů
dative fórům
accusative fóry
vocative fóry
locative fórech
instrumental fóry

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fóry

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of fór

Etymology 3

Noun

fóry

  1. instrumental plural of fórum

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “fór”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 193
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