πόρος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the o-grade of πείρω (peírō, to pierce, to run through),[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to pass, cross).[2]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πόρος (pórosm (genitive πόρου); second declension

  1. a means of passage, passageway, way, opening
  2. especially passage over a body of water: ford, strait, ferry, bridge
  3. a pore on the skin
  4. a means to an end
  5. resource
  6. (biology) fiber, filament, thread
  7. journey

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: πόρος (póros)
  • Latin: porus (see there for further descendants)
  • Tsakonian: πόρε (póre, door)
  • English: porous

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πόρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1223
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πείρω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1163-4

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros).

Pronunciation

Noun

πόρος (pórosm (plural πόροι)

  1. (anatomy) pore, duct
    Ο ιδρώτας έτρεχε από κάθε πόρο του δέρματος μας.
    O idrótas étreche apó káthe póro tou dérmatos mas.
    Sweat ran from every pore of our skin.
  2. (in the plural) resources, (financial) means
    φυσικοί πόροιfysikoí póroinatural resources

Declension

Declension of πόρος
singular plural
nominative πόρος (póros) πόροι (póroi)
genitive πόρου (pórou) πόρων (póron)
accusative πόρο (póro) πόρους (pórous)
vocative πόρε (póre) πόροι (póroi)

Derived terms