ponor

From Serbo-Croatian.

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.

• ponor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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• IPA^(key): [ˈponor]

Deverbal from ponořit.

ponor m inan

1. (nautical) the depth between the water line and the bottom of a vessel's hull, the draught

ponor m inan

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

ponor m inan

1. Oreocallis (genus of plants)

• “ponor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ponor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ponor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

pōnor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of pōnō

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.nɔr/
• Rhymes: -ɔnɔr
• Syllabification: po‧nor

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ponor m animal

1. (obsolete) worm

   Synonyms: czerw, robak

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian ponor.

ponor m inan

1. (geology) ponor (opening where surface water enters underground)

   Synonym: wchłon

• ponor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic поноръ (ponorŭ), from Proto-Slavic *nora (“abyss”). Compare Bulgarian понор (ponor), Serbo-Croatian ponor.

ponor n (plural ponoare)

1. steep slope, abyss
2. (geology) ponor

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ponorъ, from Proto-Slavic *nora.

• IPA^(key): /pǒnor/
• Hyphenation: po‧nor

pònor m inan (Cyrillic spelling по̀нор)

1. (geology)
2. abyss

   Synonyms: ambis, bezdan

3. precipice

• “ponor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025