πόρος

See also Πόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πείρω (peirō, “pierce, run through”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /póros/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /póros/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /póros/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /póros/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /póɾos/

Noun

πόρος (genitive πόρου) m, second declension; (poros)

1. a means of passage, passage-way, way, opening
2. especially passage over a body of water: ford, strait, ferry, bridge
3. a means to an end
4. (biology) fiber, filament, thread
5. journey

Inflection

Second declension of πόρος, πόρου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	πόρος	πόρω	πόροι
Genitive	πόρου	πόροιν	πόρων
Dative	πόρῳ	πόροιν	πόροις
Accusative	πόρον	πόρω	πόρους
Vocative	πόρε	πόρω	πόροι

References

• LSJ (entry: πόρος)

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Greek

Noun

πόρος (póros) m,   plural πόροι

1. (anatomy) pore, duct

   Ο ιδρώτας έτρεχε από κάθε πόρο του δέρματος μας.

   Sweat ran from every pore of our skin.

2. (plural) resources, (financial) means

   φυσικοί πόροι

   natural resources

Declension

declension of πόρος

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	πόρος	πόροι
genitive (γενική)	πόρου	πόρων
accusative (αιτιατική)	πόρο	πόρους
vocative (κλητική)	πόρε	πόροι

Derived terms

• πόροι (“public revenues”)