פֿאַר
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-i-. Compare German für. Akin to English for and Dutch voor.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
פֿאַר • (far) (contracted dem-form פֿאַרן (farn))
- (unstressed) for
- (unstressed) than
- (stressed) before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
- (stressed) before, prior to
- (unstressed, Hungarian Yiddish, New York Chassidish) to (indicating the target or recipient of an action)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- פֿאַרוואָס (farvos)
Adverb[edit]
פֿאַר • (far)
- pro, for, in favor, supporting
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish prepositions
- Yiddish adverbs