pore

See also: Pore, porę, póré, pôre, -pore, and поре

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: pôr, IPA^(key): /pɔɹ/
• enPR: pô, IPA^(key): /pɔː/
• enPR: pōr, IPA^(key): /po(ː)ɹ/
• IPA^(key): /poə/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
• Homophones: pour, poor (in accents with the pour–poor merger); paw (non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)

Etymology 1

From Middle English pore, from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Noun

pore (plural pores)

1. A tiny opening in the skin.
2. By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.

Related terms

• porous

Translations

a tiny opening in the skin

• Arabic: مَسَام f pl (masām)

  Egyptian Arabic: مسام f pl (masaam)

• Bashkir: күҙәнәк (küźənək)
• Belarusian: по́ра f (póra)
• Bulgarian: по́ра (bg) f (póra)
• Catalan: porus (ca) m, por (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛孔 (zh) (máokǒng)

• Coptic: ⲥⲓⲗⲓ f (sili)
• Czech: pór (cs)
• Danish: pore c
• Dutch: porie (nl) f
• Esperanto: poro (eo)
• Finnish: huokonen (fi)
• French: pore (fr) m
• Georgian: ფორი (pori)
• German: Pore (de) f
• Greek: πόρος (el) m (póros)
• Hungarian: pórus (hu)
• Ido: poro (io)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: póir f, piochán m
• Italian: poro (it) m
• Japanese: (kanji for 'secretion') -線 (ja) (-sen), (kanji for 'tiny opening') -孔 (ja) (-kou), (general) 小孔 (shōkō), (pore of the skin) 毛穴 (keana), (sweat pore) 皮脂腺 (hishi-sen), (stoma) 気孔 (ja) (kikō)
• Korean: 기공 (ko) (gigong)
• Kurdish:
• Maori: pōnaho
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pore m, pore f

  Nynorsk: pore f

• Old English: swātþyrel n, līcþēote f
• Old Polish: sierotki pl
• Polish: por (pl) m
• Portuguese: poro (pt) m
• Russian: по́ра (ru) f (póra)
• Slovak: pór m
• Spanish: poro (es) m
• Swedish: por (sv) c
• Tagalog: kilit, kilit ng balat
• Ukrainian: по́ра f (póra)
• Vietnamese: lổ chân lông

by extension any small opening

• Finnish: huokonen (fi)
• French: pore (fr) m
• Greek: πόρος (el) m (póros)
• Hungarian: nyílás (hu)
• Irish: póir f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: (kanji for 'secretion') -線 (ja) (-sen)
• Maori: pōnaho
• Portuguese: poro (pt) m
• Russian: по́ра (ru) f (póra)
• Swedish: por (sv) c

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} ხვრელი (xvreli), ^{(please verify)} სვრეტი (svreṭi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Etymology 2

From Middle English poren, pouren, puren (“to gaze intently, look closely”), from Old English *purian, suggested by Old English spyrian (“to investigate, examine”). Akin to Middle Dutch poren (“to pore, look”), Dutch porren (“to poke, prod, stir, encourage, endeavour, attempt”), Low German purren (“to poke, stir”), Danish purre (“to poke, stir, rouse”), dialectal Swedish pora, pura, påra (“to work slowly and gradually, work deliberately”), Old English spor (“track, trace, vestige”). Compare also Middle English puren, piren (“to look, peer”). See peer.

Verb

1. to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
   • 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 1, chapter 10

     Yet each foreign post day she watched for the arrival of letters - knew the postmark, and watched me as I read. I found her often poring over the articles of Greek intelligence in the newspaper.

2. to meditate or reflect in a steady way.

Derived terms

• pore over

Translations

to study meticulously

• Japanese: 熟考する (jukkō suru), 熟慮する (jukuryo suru)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: тща́тельно изуча́ть (tščátelʹno izučátʹ)

to meditate or reflect in a steady way

• Japanese: 熟考する (jukkō suru), 熟慮する (jukuryo suru)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: размышля́ть (ru) (razmyšljátʹ), разду́мывать (ru) (razdúmyvatʹ)

Anagrams

• Pero, oper, reop, repo, rope

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Cornish

Noun

pore

1. Hard mutation of bore.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːrə/, [ˈpʰoːɐ]

Noun

pore c (singular definite poren, plural indefinite porer)

1. pore (a tiny opening in the skin)

Inflection

Declension of pore

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pore	poren	porer	porerne
genitive	pores	porens	porers	porernes

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Finnish

Etymology

From por +‎ -e.

Noun

pore

1. bubble (gas bubble in water)
2. An area of molten water near the edge of ice in a melting lake.

Declension

Inflection of pore (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		pore	poreet
genitive		poreen	poreiden poreitten
partitive		poretta	poreita
illative		poreeseen	poreisiin poreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pore	poreet
accusative	nom.	pore	poreet
	gen.	poreen
genitive		poreen	poreiden poreitten
partitive		poretta	poreita
inessive		poreessa	poreissa
elative		poreesta	poreista
illative		poreeseen	poreisiin poreihin
adessive		poreella	poreilla
ablative		poreelta	poreilta
allative		poreelle	poreille
essive		poreena	poreina
translative		poreeksi	poreiksi
abessive		poreetta	poreitta
instructive		—	porein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pore (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative poreeni poreeni accusative nom. poreeni poreeni gen. poreeni genitive poreeni poreideni poreitteni partitive porettani poreitani inessive poreessani poreissani elative poreestani poreistani illative poreeseeni poreisiini poreihini adessive poreellani poreillani ablative poreeltani poreiltani allative poreelleni poreilleni essive poreenani poreinani translative poreekseni poreikseni abessive poreettani poreittani instructive — — comitative — poreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative poreesi poreesi accusative nom. poreesi poreesi gen. poreesi genitive poreesi poreidesi poreittesi partitive porettasi poreitasi inessive poreessasi poreissasi elative poreestasi poreistasi illative poreeseesi poreisiisi poreihisi adessive poreellasi poreillasi ablative poreeltasi poreiltasi allative poreellesi poreillesi essive poreenasi poreinasi translative poreeksesi poreiksesi abessive poreettasi poreittasi instructive — — comitative — poreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative poreemme poreemme accusative nom. poreemme poreemme gen. poreemme genitive poreemme poreidemme poreittemme partitive porettamme poreitamme inessive poreessamme poreissamme elative poreestamme poreistamme illative poreeseemme poreisiimme poreihimme adessive poreellamme poreillamme ablative poreeltamme poreiltamme allative poreellemme poreillemme essive poreenamme poreinamme translative poreeksemme poreiksemme abessive poreettamme poreittamme instructive — — comitative — poreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative poreenne poreenne accusative nom. poreenne poreenne gen. poreenne genitive poreenne poreidenne poreittenne partitive porettanne poreitanne inessive poreessanne poreissanne elative poreestanne poreistanne illative poreeseenne poreisiinne poreihinne adessive poreellanne poreillanne ablative poreeltanne poreiltanne allative poreellenne poreillenne essive poreenanne poreinanne translative poreeksenne poreiksenne abessive poreettanne poreittanne instructive — — comitative — poreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative poreensa poreensa accusative nom. poreensa poreensa gen. poreensa genitive poreensa poreidensa poreittensa partitive porettaan porettansa poreitaan poreitansa inessive poreessaan poreessansa poreissaan poreissansa elative poreestaan poreestansa poreistaan poreistansa illative poreeseensa poreisiinsa poreihinsa adessive poreellaan poreellansa poreillaan poreillansa ablative poreeltaan poreeltansa poreiltaan poreiltansa allative poreelleen poreellensa poreilleen poreillensa essive poreenaan poreenansa poreinaan poreinansa translative poreekseen poreeksensa poreikseen poreiksensa abessive poreettaan poreettansa poreittaan poreittansa instructive — — comitative — poreineen poreinensa

Synonyms

• (bubble): kupla

Anagrams

• Repo, repo, rope

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French

Etymology

From Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Noun

pore m (plural pores)

1. pore (small opening in skin)
2. by extension, small openings

Further reading

• “pore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Noun

pore f or m (definite singular pora or poren, indefinite plural porer, definite plural porene)

1. a pore (e.g. in the skin)

Related terms

• porøs

References

• “pore” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Noun

pore f (definite singular pora, indefinite plural porer, definite plural porene)

1. a pore (e.g. in the skin)

Related terms

• porøs

References

• “pore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Noun

pore oblique singular, m (oblique plural pores, nominative singular pores, nominative plural pore)

1. pore (small opening in skin)

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Venetian

Adjective

pore f

1. feminine plural of poro