ponor
English
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian.
Noun
ponor (plural ponors)
- (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
Noun
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- The depth between the water line and the bottom of a vessel's hull, the draught.
Derived terms
Further reading
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) pōnor
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
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Declension
Declension of ponor
Noun
ponor m inan
Declension
Declension of ponor
Further reading
- ponor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ponor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ponorъ, from Proto-Slavic *nora (“abyss”). Compare Bulgarian понор (ponor), Serbo-Croatian ponor.
Noun
ponor n (plural ponoare)
Declension
Declension of ponor
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) ponor | ponorul | (niște) ponoare | ponoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) ponor | ponorului | (unor) ponoare | ponoarelor |
vocative | ponorule | ponoarelor |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ponorъ, from Proto-Slavic *nora.
Pronunciation
Noun
pònor m (Cyrillic spelling по̀нор)
Declension
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