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.

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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
Derived terms

Noun

ponor m inan

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

Noun

ponor m inan

  1. Oreocallis (genus of plants)
Declension

Further reading

  • ponor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ponor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • ponor in Internetová jazyková příručka

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

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Noun

ponor m animal

  1. (obsolete) worm
    Synonyms: czerw, robak
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian ponor.

Noun

ponor m inan

  1. (geology) ponor (opening where surface water enters underground)
    Synonym: wchłon
Declension

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

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

Further reading

  • ponor” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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