vorraus

Vorraus is a German noun that is rarely used in contemporary standard language. It denotes a prerequisite or precondition that must be fulfilled before something can occur. In modern German, the term is largely considered nonstandard or archaic; the more common words for the same idea are Voraussetzung (singular) and Voraussetzungen (plural), or simply Vorbedingung.

Usage and notes: If Vorraus is encountered, it is typically in older texts or regional dialects and may represent a shortened, altered, or erroneous form of Voraus or Voraussetzung. Because it is not part of standard German today, its meaning can be unclear to many readers, and it is usually advisable to replace it with the standard equivalents in formal writing.

Etymology and history: The word appears to be a compounds built from vor- (before) and a suffix or stem resembling Aus, but there is no widely documented, stable etymology for Vorraus. Most lexicographers treat it as a historic or dialectal variant rather than a productive modern term.

See also: Voraus, Voraussetzung, Vorbedingung.