ponor
See also: Ponor
English
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian.
Noun
ponor (plural ponors)
- (geology) A natural surface opening associated with karst.
- 1981, Petar T. Milanović, Karst hydrogeology, page 168:
- As long as the total capacity q of the spring is smaller than the total capacity q2 of the ponor, no flooding of the polje will occur.
- 2004, John Gunn, Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science, page 1283:
- The only permanent sea ponor in the world is the sea mill of Argostoli, located on Kefalonia Island in the Ionian Sea (Greece) (Glanz, 1965).
- 2004, Petar Milanovic, Water Resources Engineering in Karst, page 22:
- Ponors are one of the symbol features of karst regions, and crucial features from a hydrogeological and geotechnical point of view.
- 2018, Márton Veress, Glaciokarsts, page 203:
- The characteristic features of the ponors of glaciokarst mainly manifest in the fact that they were mostly formed in karstic depressions or in glacial erosional depressions.
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Further reading
ponor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- porno, porno-
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈponor]
Etymology 1
Deverbal from ponořit.
Noun
ponor m inan
- (nautical) The depth between the water line and the bottom of a vessel's hull, the draught.
Derived terms
- čára ponoru
Noun
ponor m inan
- (geology) ponor (natural surface opening associated with karst)
Noun
ponor m inan
- Oreocallis (genus of plants)
Further reading
- ponor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- ponor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- ponor in Internetová jazyková příručka
Latin
Verb
pōnor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of pōnō
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.nɔr/
- Rhymes: -ɔnɔr
- Syllabification: po‧nor
Noun
ponor m anim
- (obsolete) worm
- Synonyms: czerw, robak
Declension
Declension of ponor
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ponor | ponory |
| genitive | ponora | ponorów |
| dative | ponorowi | ponorom |
| accusative | ponora | ponory |
| instrumental | ponorem | ponorami |
| locative | ponorze | ponorach |
| vocative | ponorze | ponory |
Noun
ponor m inan
- (geology) ponor
- Synonym: wchłon
Declension
Declension of ponor
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ponor | ponory |
| genitive | ponoru | ponorów |
| dative | ponorowi | ponorom |
| accusative | ponor | ponory |
| instrumental | ponorem | ponorami |
| locative | ponorze | ponorach |
| vocative | ponorze | ponory |
Further reading
- ponor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ponor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic поноръ (ponorŭ), from Proto-Slavic *nora (“abyss”). Compare Bulgarian понор (ponor), Serbo-Croatian ponor.
Noun
ponor n (plural ponoare)
- steep slope, abyss
- (geology) ponor
Declension
Declension of ponor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) ponor | ponorul | (niște) ponoare | ponoarele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) ponor | ponorului | (unor) ponoare | ponoarelor |
| vocative | ponorule | ponoarelor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ponorъ, from Proto-Slavic *nora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pǒnor/
- Hyphenation: po‧nor
Noun
pònor m (Cyrillic spelling по̀нор)
- abyss
Declension
Declension of ponor
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ponor | ponori |
| genitive | ponora | ponora |
| dative | ponoru | ponorima |
| accusative | ponor | ponore |
| vocative | ponoru / ponore | ponori |
| locative | ponoru | ponorima |
| instrumental | ponorom | ponorima |
Further reading
- “ponor” in Hrvatski jezični portal