[ˈfɔ.rɪs], [ˈfɔː.ris]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *fworis, from earlier *θworis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr, from *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
Cognate with forās, forīs, forum, Sanskrit द्वार् (dvā́r), Ancient Greek θύρα (thúra), Old Church Slavonic двьрь (dvĭrĭ), Old English duru and dor (English door).
- declension-3, femininedoor
- declension-3, femininegate
- declension-3, feminineopening
- declension-3, feminineentrance
- ablative, dative, form-of, pluraldative/ablative plural of forum
- not-comparableoutside, outdoors (location)
“Foris cenare.” — To dine outside.
Formsforis(genitive) · foris(nominative, singular) · forēs(nominative, plural) · foris(genitive, singular) · forium(genitive, plural) · forī(dative, singular) · foribus(dative, plural) · forem(accusative, singular) · forēs(accusative, plural) · forīs(accusative, plural) · fore(ablative, singular) · foribus(ablative, plural) · foris(singular, vocative) · forēs(plural, vocative) · forīs(canonical) · ā forīs(alternative, Late-Latin) · dē forīs(alternative, Late-Latin, proscribed)