Etymology 1
Probably from German prefix vor-. It was influenced by independent position of the prefix in sentences like mach mir nichts vor (“don’t try to fool me”).[1]
Noun
fór m inan
- (expressive) joke
- Synonyms: vtip, žert
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Declension of fór (hard masculine inanimate)
Etymology 2
Probably from German prefix vor-.[1]
Noun
fór m inan
- (expressive) head start
- Synonym: náskok
Usage notes
Usually only in expressions like dát fóra (“give a head start”) or mít fóra (“have a head start”).
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Declension of fór (hard masculine inanimate)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “fór”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 193
Further reading
- “fór”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “fór”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989