фора

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fora, a variant of fuori. Probably influenced by Greek φορά (forá) as well.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔɾa]
  • Hyphenation: фо‧ра

Noun

фо́ра • (fóraf (plural фо́ри)

  1. An advantage (especially given to someone weaker and inexperienced)
  2. Head start, odds, enough time
  3. A trick
  4. A wisecrack, witticism, one-liner
  5. Deal (as in "what's the deal with...")
  6. (slang, colloquial) Banter in general, like a joke or a pun

Declension

Declension of фора
singular plural
indefinite фора (fora) фори (fori)
definite unspecified фората (forata) форите (forite)
definite proximal форава (forava) фориве (forive)
definite distal форана (forana) форине (forine)
vocative форо (foro) фори (fori)

References

  • фора” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fora, a variant of fuori.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈforə]

Noun

фо́ра • (fóraf inan (genitive фо́ры, nominative plural фо́ры, genitive plural фор)

  1. head start, odds

Declension