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Pore Definition

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English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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Wikipedia pore (plural pores)

  1. a tiny opening in the skin
  2. by extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many or allowing passage of a fluid.
Translations
a tiny opening in the skin
  • Chinese: trad. and simpl. 毛孔 (pinyin: máokǒng)
  • Czech: pór cs(cs)
  • Dutch: porie nl(nl)
  • Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
  • Finnish: huokonen fi(fi)
  • French: pore fr(fr) m.
  • Georgian: ფორი ka(ka) (p’ori)
  • German: Pore de(de) f.
  • Greek: πόρος el(el) (póros) m.
  • Hungarian: pórus hu(hu)
  • Italian: poro it(it) m.
  • Japanese: (kanji for 'secretion') -線 ja(ja) (-sen), (kanji for 'tiny opening') -孔 ja(ja) (-kou); (general) 小孔 ja(ja) (shōkō); (pore of the skin) 毛穴 ja(ja) (keana); (sweat pore) 皮脂腺 ja(ja) (hishi-sen); (stoma) 気孔 ja(ja) (kikō)
  • Polish: por pl(pl) m.
  • Portuguese: poro pt(pt) m.
  • Russian: пора ru(ru) (póra) f.
  • Spanish: poro es(es) m.
  • Swedish: por sv(sv) c.
by extension any small opening
  • French: pore fr(fr) m.
  • Greek: πόρος el(el) (póros) m.
  • Hungarian: nyílás hu(hu)
  • Japanese: (kanji for 'secretion') -線 ja(ja) (-sen)
  • Portuguese: poro pt(pt) m.
  • Russian: пора ru(ru) (póra) f.
  • Swedish: por sv(sv) c.

Etymology 2

Middle English pouren "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", Old English spor "track, trace, vestige"

Verb

to pore (third-person singular simple present pores, present participle poring, simple past and past participle pored)

  1. to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
  2. to meditate or reflect in a steady way.
Derived terms
Translations
to study meticulously
  • Japanese: 熟考する ja(ja) (jukkō suru), 熟慮する ja(ja) (jukuryo suru)
to meditate or reflect in a steady way
  • Japanese: 熟考する ja(ja) (jukkō suru), 熟慮する ja(ja) (jukuryo suru)

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Latin porus from Ancient Greek πόρος (poros).

Pronunciation

Noun

pore c. (singular definite poren, plural indefinite porer)

  1. pore (a tiny opening in the skin)

Inflection

Inflection of pore
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative pore poren porer porerne
genitive pores porens porers porernes

French

Noun

pore m. (plural pores)

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

 

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