porus
See also: poruš, pórus, and Porus
English
Adjective
porus
- Misspelling of porous.
Catalan
Alternative forms
- por
Etymology
From Latin porus, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ɾus/
Noun
porus m (plural porus)
- pore (a tiny opening in the skin)
Related terms
- porós
References
- “porus”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “porus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “porus” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “porus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.rus/, [ˈpɔrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.rus/, [ˈpɔːrus]
Noun
porus m (genitive porī); second declension
- pore, passage in the body.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | porus | porī |
| Genitive | porī | porōrum |
| Dative | porō | porīs |
| Accusative | porum | porōs |
| Ablative | porō | porīs |
| Vocative | pore | porī |
Descendants
- Catalan: porus, por
- French: pore
- Galician: poro
- Italian: poro
- Portuguese: poro
- Spanish: poro
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek πῶρος (pôros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpoː.rus/, [ˈpoːrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.rus/, [ˈpɔːrus]
Noun
pōrus m (genitive pōrī); second declension
- tufa
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pōrus | pōrī |
| Genitive | pōrī | pōrōrum |
| Dative | pōrō | pōrīs |
| Accusative | pōrum | pōrōs |
| Ablative | pōrō | pōrīs |
| Vocative | pōre | pōrī |
References
- “porus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- porus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- porus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “porus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “porus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “porus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Latvian
Noun
porus m
- (dialectal form) accusative plural form of pors