ponor

See also: Ponor and ponoř

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian.

Noun

ponor (plural ponors)

1. (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.

Translations

opening where surface water enters underground

• Czech: ponor (cs) m

Further reading

• ponor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• porno, porno-

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈponor]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ponořit.

Noun

ponor m inan

1. (nautical) the depth between the water line and the bottom of a vessel's hull, the draught

Declension

Declension of ponor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	ponor	ponory
genitive	ponoru	ponorů
dative	ponoru	ponorům
accusative	ponor	ponory
vocative	ponore	ponory
locative	ponoru	ponorech
instrumental	ponorem	ponory

Derived terms

• čára ponoru

 

Etymology 2

Noun

ponor m inan

1. (geology) ponor (natural surface opening associated with karst)

Declension

Declension of ponor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	ponor	ponory
genitive	ponoru	ponorů
dative	ponoru	ponorům
accusative	ponor	ponory
vocative	ponore	ponory
locative	ponoru	ponorech
instrumental	ponorem	ponory

Etymology 3

Noun

ponor m inan

1. Oreocallis (genus of plants)

Declension

Declension of ponor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	ponor	ponory
genitive	ponoru	ponorů
dative	ponoru	ponorům
accusative	ponor	ponory
vocative	ponore	ponory
locative	ponoru	ponorech
instrumental	ponorem	ponory

Further reading

• “ponor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ponor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ponor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Latin

Verb

pōnor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of pōnō

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.nɔr/
• Rhymes: -ɔnɔr
• Syllabification: po‧nor

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ponor m animal

1. (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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian ponor.

Noun

ponor m inan

1. (geology) ponor (opening where surface water enters underground)

   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 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)

1. steep slope, abyss
2. (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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ponorъ, from Proto-Slavic *nora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒnor/
• Hyphenation: po‧nor

Noun

pònor m (Cyrillic spelling по̀нор)

1. 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 [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024