*farą
Runic: ᚠᚨᚱᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑ.rɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
a means of passing, ford, ferry
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *por-o-m, from an o-grade form of root *per- (‘to go through; to carry forth, fare; to try, dare, risk’). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *ɸoros (‘edge, limit, boundary; shore, coast, bank’), Ancient Greek πόρος (póros) (póros, ‘a means of passage, passageway, way, opening; especially passage over a body of water: ford, strait, ferry, bridge’), Sanskrit पा॒र (pārá) (pārá, ‘crossing’), and Tocharian B pere (‘a plant stem, stalk’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | farą | faro |
| Acc. | farą | farō |
| Gen. | faras, faris | farǫ̂ |
| Dat. | farai | faramaz |
| Inst. | farō | faramiz |
| Voc. | farą | farō |
Descendants
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fær (Old English)
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fare (Middle English)
- fare (English)
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fare (Middle English)
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far (Old High German)
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var (Middle High German)
- Fahr (German)
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var (Middle High German)
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*ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara) (Proto-Norse)
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far (Old Norse)
- far (Faroese)
- far (Icelandic)
- far (Norn)
- far (Old Swedish)
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far (Old Norse)