πόρνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (“to sell”), which also gave the verb πέρνημι (pérnēmi, “to sell”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πόρνη • (pórnē) f (genitive πόρνης, diminutive πορνίδιον); first declension

  1. female prostitute

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἱππόπορνος (hippópornos, “excessive prostitute”)
  • πασιπόρνη (pasipórnē, “common prostitute”)
  • πορνεία (porneía, “prostitution”)
  • πορνεῖον (porneîon, “brothel”)
  • πορνεύω (porneúō, “to prostitute oneself”)
  • πορνικός (pornikós, “related to prostitutes”)
  • πορνοβοσκός (pornoboskós, “brothel-keeper”)
  • πορνογέννητος (pornogénnētos, “born of a prostitute”)
  • πορνογράφος (pornográphos, “author writing about prostitutes”)
  • πορνοδιδάσκαλος (pornodidáskalos, “teacher of fornication”)
  • πορνοκόπος (pornokópos, “customer of prostitutes”)
  • πορνομανής (pornomanḗs, “mad for prostitutes”)
  • πορνοσύνη (pornosúnē, “prostitution”)
  • πορνότριψ (pornótrips, “customer of prostitutes”)
  • πορνοφίλης (pornophílēs, “lover of prostitutes”)

Descendants

  • Greek: πόρνη f (pórni, “prostitute”)
  • ⇒ Old Armenian: պոռնիկ (poṙnik)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ.ni/
  • Hyphenation: πόρ‧νη

Noun

πόρνη • (pórni) f

  1. harlot; prostitute; whore
  2. opprobrious designation

Declension

Synonyms

See also

  • παλλακίδα (pallakída, “concubine, mistress”)

Further reading

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