понор
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карстов понор
понор
Bulgarian
Etymology
по- (po-) + Proto-Slavic *norъ (“slump, plunge”)
Pronunciation
Noun
поно́р • (ponór) m
- (geology) ponor; sinkhole, swallow hole (a pit or a cavern within the ground where water sinks underground)
- Synonym: губи́ще (gubíšte)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | поно́р ponór |
поно́ри ponóri |
| definite (subject form) |
поно́рът ponórǎt |
поно́рите ponórite |
| definite (object form) |
поно́ра ponóra | |
| count form | — | поно́ра ponóra |
Related terms
- ни́рец (nírec, “cavity, crack”) (dialectal)
References
- “понор”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “понор”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “понор”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 517
Macedonian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
понор • (ponor) m (plural понори, relational adjective понорен)
- (geology) ponor; sinkhole, swallow hole (a place where water sinks underground)
- abyss, chasm, precipice
- (figurative) trouble, disaster, precipice (brink of a dangerous situation)
- (figurative) chasm (large difference of opinion)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | понор (ponor) | понори (ponori) |
| definite unspecified | понорот (ponorot) | понорите (ponorite) |
| definite proximal | поноров (ponorov) | понориве (ponorive) |
| definite distal | понорон (ponoron) | понорине (ponorine) |
| vocative | понору (ponoru) | понори (ponori) |
| count form | — | понора (ponora) |
Related terms
- понира impf (ponira)
- понорница f (ponornica)
- понорничен (ponorničen)
References
- “понор” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
понор m (Latin spelling ponor)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | понор | понори |
| genitive | понора | понора |
| dative | понору | понорима |
| accusative | понор | поноре |
| vocative | поноре | понори |
| locative | понором | понорима |
| instrumental | понору | понорима |
Noun
по̀нор m (Latin spelling pònor)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | понор | понори |
| genitive | понора | понора |
| dative | понору | понорима |
| accusative | понор | поноре |
| vocative | понору / поноре | понори |
| locative | понору | понорима |
| instrumental | понором | понорима |
Further reading
- “понор”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025