понор
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
по- (po-) + Proto-Slavic *norъ (“slump, plunge”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
поно́р • (ponór) m
- (geology) ponor; sinkhole, swallow hole (a pit or a cavern within the ground where water sinks underground)
- Synonym: губи́ще (gubíšte)
Declension edit
Declension of поно́р
Related terms edit
- ни́рец (nírec, “cavity, crack”) (dialectal)
References edit
- “понор”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “понор”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “понор”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 517
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
понор • (ponor) m (plural понори, relational adjective понорен)
- (geology) ponor; sinkhole, swallow hole (a place where water sinks underground)
- abyss, chasm, precipice
- (figurative) trouble, disaster, precipice (brink of a dangerous situation)
- (figurative) chasm (large difference of opinion)
Declension edit
Declension of понор
Related terms edit
- понира impf (ponira)
- понорница f (ponornica)
- понорничен (ponorničen)
References edit
- “понор” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
понор m (Latin spelling ponor)
Declension edit
Declension of понор
Noun edit
по̀нор m (Latin spelling pònor)
Declension edit
Declension of понор
Further reading edit
- “понор” in Hrvatski jezični portal