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Preposition [German]

IPA: /fyːɐ̯/, /fʏɐ̯/, /fyːr/ [standard], /fə/ (note: reduced form in common speech) Audio: De-für.ogg , De-für2.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], für [error-unrecognized-form], wofür [error-unrecognized-form], dafür [error-unrecognized-form], hierfür [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -yːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|vür}} Middle High German vür, {{inh|de|goh|furi}} Old High German furi, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*furi}} Proto-West Germanic *furi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*furi}} Proto-Germanic *furi Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} für
  1. for
    Sense id: en-für-de-prep-EMIrz0x2
  2. in favor of, in support of
    Sense id: en-für-de-prep-u7Q5EIb9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 45 10 11 0 0 34 Disambiguation of German prepositions: 12 22 13 13 12 12 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 66 10 15 0 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 66 10 15 0 0 9
  3. by the standards of
    Sense id: en-für-de-prep-O0NfnAeV
  4. on behalf of
    Sense id: en-für-de-prep-ZTu2Xojb
  5. kind / type of
    Sense id: en-für-de-prep-~JOpDqE8
  6. (informal) instead of Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-für-de-prep-osi8Wo5T
  7. (colloquial, nonstandard) in order to [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘do something’] Tags: colloquial, nonstandard Synonyms: um
    Sense id: en-für-de-prep-TFem5-ve
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: f. [abbreviation], fur, vor [obsolete], füa [regional, uncommon], fuer (english: nonstandard-spelling) Derived forms: dafür, fürn, fürs (alt: für + das), Fürtuch, Fürsorge, was für

Noun [Vilamovian]

Audio: Wym-für (wersja Józefa Gary).ogg
Head templates: {{head|wym|noun|||||f1accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=}} für f, {{wym-noun|f}} für f
  1. Tags: feminine, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-für-wym-noun-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Vilamovian entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "tags": [
        "regional",
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "füa"
    },
    {
      "english": "nonstandard-spelling",
      "word": "fuer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "für"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wym",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "für f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "für f",
      "name": "wym-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vilamovian",
  "lang_code": "wym",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Vilamovian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vilamovian feminine nouns",
        "Vilamovian lemmas",
        "Vilamovian nouns"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Wym-für (wersja Józefa Gary).ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/Wym-f%C3%BCr_%28wersja_J%C3%B3zefa_Gary%29.ogg/Wym-f%C3%BCr_%28wersja_J%C3%B3zefa_Gary%29.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Wym-f%C3%BCr_%28wersja_J%C3%B3zefa_Gary%29.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "für"
}

Download raw JSONL data for für meaning in All languages combined (6.2kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Preposition'",
  "path": [
    "für"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "für",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: '+ wo-'",
  "path": [
    "für"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "für",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: '+ da-'",
  "path": [
    "für"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "für",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: '+ hier-'",
  "path": [
    "für"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "für",
  "trace": ""
}

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