пора

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pora, likely originally an action noun of по́ря (pórja, “to propel, to propagate, to plow”) +‎ -а (-a).

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Noun

по́ра • (póra) f

1. (dialectal) interval, duration of time

   Synonyms: времетра́ене (vremetráene), срок (srok)

2. (by extension) age

   Synonyms: въ́зраст (vǎ́zrast), връст (vrǎst)

   чове́к на по́ра ― čovék na póra ― a person of age (who has reached adulthood)

Declension

Related terms

• по́рене (pórene, “passage, propagation”)
• пор (por) (obsolete, only in compounds)
  • запо́р (zapór, “distraint”)
  • на́пор (nápor, “thrust, pressure, push”)
  • у́пор (úpor, “proximity, reach”)
• спорен (sporen, “abiding, long-lasting”) (dialectal)

References

• “пора²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пора¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 527
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1901) “пора”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 202

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “ford, passage”), borrowed probably via intermediate Russian по́ра (póra) or German Pore.

Pronunciation

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Noun

по́ра • (póra) f

1. pore
2. small hole, aperture

   Synonym: шу́пла (šúpla)

Declension

Derived terms

• по́рест (pórest), пори́ст (poríst, “poral,”)

References

• “пора¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “пора”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пора²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 527

Anagrams

• опра (opra)

Northern Mansi

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пора́ (porá).

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Noun

пора (pora) (Sosva)

1. time

   то̄ва порат ― tōwa porat ― sometimes, at times

Declension

References

• “пора”, in Northern Mansi-Hungarian dictionary, Tromsø: University of Tromsø, 2023
• Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “пора”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ) [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
• E. I. Rombandejeva (2005) Русско-Мансийский словарь (Е. Ромбандеева) [Russian-Mansi Dictionary (E. Rombandeeva)]‎, Saint-Petersburg: ООО "Миралл", →ISBN, page 42 and 220
• Dellert, J., Daneyko, T., Münch, A. et al. Lang Resources & Evaluation (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10579-019-09480-6 (NorthEuraLex version 0.9)
• Susanna S. Virtanen, Csilla Horváth, Tamara Merova (2021) Pohjoismansin peruskurssin (5 op) [Northern Mansi basic course] (POHJOISMANSIN PERUSKURSSI)‎, Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, page 70

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pora.

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• Rhymes: -a

Noun

пора́ • (porá) f inan (genitive поры́, nominative plural по́ры, genitive plural пор)

1. time

   пора́ идти́ ― porá idtí ― it’s time to go

   давно́ пора́ э́тому де́лу ― davnó porá étomu délu ― it’s high time for this business

   не пора́ ли? ― ne porá li? ― isn’t it time?

   в са́мую по́ру ― v sámuju póru ― in the nick of time

   до каки́х пор? ― do kakíx por? ― how long?

   с каки́х пор? ― s kakíx por? ― since when?

   до сих пор ― do six por ― hitherto; up to now; thus far

   до тех пор, пока́ ― do tex por, poká ― so long as

   с тех пор, как ― s tex por, kak ― ever since

   на пе́рвых пора́х ― na pérvyx poráx ― at first

   до поры́ до вре́мени ― do porý do vrémeni ― for the time being, up to a certain time, up to a point

   вече́рней поро́й ― večérnej porój ― of an evening

2. season

   ле́тняя пора́ ― létnjaja porá ― summer time

3. weather
4. period

Declension

Etymology 2

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Noun

по́ра • (póra) f inan (genitive по́ры, nominative plural по́ры, genitive plural пор)

1. pore

Declension

Related terms

• по́ристый (póristyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒːra/
• Hyphenation: по‧ра

Noun

по́ра f (Latin spelling póra)

1. pore

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pora.

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пора́ • (porá) f inan (genitive пори́, nominative plural по́ри, genitive plural пір)

1. time, period

Declension

Derived terms

• пора́ ро́ку (porá róku) season, literally "time of year"

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Noun

по́ра • (póra) f inan (genitive по́ри, nominative plural по́ри, genitive plural пор)

1. aperture, pore

Declension

Further reading

• “пора́”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “по́ра”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)