πόρνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πόρνη (pórnē) f (genitive πόρνης); first declension

  1. female prostitute

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

πόρνη (pórni) f

  1. harlot; prostitute; whore
  2. opprobrious designation

Declension

Synonyms

  • πορνογραφικά (pornografiká, pornographically)
  • πορνογραφικός (pornografikós, pornographic)
  • πορνογραφώ (pornografó, to make pornography)
  • πορνοπεριοδικό n (pornoperiodikó, porn magazine)
  • πορνοστάρ n (pornostár, porn star)
  • πορνοταινία f (pornotainía, porn film)
  • πορνό n (pornó, porn)
  • πορνόγερος m (pornógeros, dirty old man)
  • πόρνος m (pórnos, lecherous man, fornicator)

See also

  • παλλακίδα (pallakída, concubine, mistress)

Further reading

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