före
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²føːrɛ/, [²fœ̞ːrɛ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -²øːrɛ
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish fyrir, from Old Norse fyrir, from Proto-Germanic *furi, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
Preposition
före
- in front of; ahead of
- before; earlier in time than
Etymology 2
Old Swedish fø̄re, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic *fōriją.
Noun
före n
- ground surface conditions for skiing and sleigh transport, depending on temperature and crystal structure of the snow or ice
- På morgonen är stark kyla, alltså gott före, men fortfarande dimma.
- In the morning it was very cold, so there were good driving conditions, but it was still foggy.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | före | föres |
| definite | föret | förets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |