# poro
## Ainu
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pòꜛɾó/

### Adjective

poro (Kana spelling ポロ)
* big, large, many, a lot of
    poro cisebig house
    poro sayoA lot of porridge

### Verb

poro (Kana spelling ポロ)
* to be big, to become big
    e=poro yakunWhen you grow up

#### Antonyms

* pon

#### Derived terms

* poronno (“many”)

## 'Are'are
### Noun

poro
* husband

### References

* Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

## Asturian
### Adverb

poro
* therefore

#### Synonyms

* por eso

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈporo]
* Rhymes: -oro
* Hyphenation: po‧ro

### Noun

poro (accusative singular poron, plural poroj, accusative plural porojn)
* pore

#### Derived terms

* poroza

## Estonian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish poro by Estonian writer, folklorist, and translator August Annist in 1926.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈporo/, [ˈporo]
* Rhymes: -oro
* Hyphenation: po‧ro

### Noun

poro (genitive poro, partitive poro or porot)
* Eurasian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
    Hypernym: põhjapõder
    Coordinate term: karibu
* (colloquial, ethnic slur) a Finn
    Synonyms: soomlane, (colloquial) somm, (colloquial, ethnic slur) põder

#### Compounds

* porokari
* porokasvataja
* porokasvatus
* poroliha
* pororakend
* porosamblik

### References

* poro in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “poro”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈporo/, [ˈpo̞ro̞]
* Rhymes: -oro
* Hyphenation: po‧ro

### Etymology 1

In some way from Proto-Finno-Permic *počaw, probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“cattle”). The regular inherited form would have been in **poto < Proto-Finnic **poto. Koivulehto (2007) suggests that r in place of expected t has developed by generalization from an old Northwestern dialect form *podoi, and the word was later loaned back to the more southern and eastern dialects. Kuokkala (2018) instead posits that the Finnic words could be borrowed from Samic, where the -r- would substitute for the affricate in the Sami etymon.

#### Noun

poro
* reindeer (domesticated or semi-domesticated mountain reindeer, Rangifer tarandus tarandus)
    Hypernyms: tunturipeura, peura, hirvieläin
    Hyponyms: hirvas, vaadin
    Coordinate term: metsäpeura

##### Usage notes

* poro normally refers to tamed reindeer, while peura refers to a wild animal.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of poro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poroni
poroni
accusative
nom.
poroni
poroni
gen.
poroni
genitive
poroni
porojeni
partitive
poroani
porojani
inessive
porossani
poroissani
elative
porostani
poroistani
illative
porooni
poroihini
adessive
porollani
poroillani
ablative
poroltani
poroiltani
allative
porolleni
poroilleni
essive
poronani
poroinani
translative
porokseni
poroikseni
abessive
porottani
poroittani
instructive
comitative
—poroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porosi
porosi
accusative
nom.
porosi
porosi
gen.
porosi
genitive
porosi
porojesi
partitive
poroasi
porojasi
inessive
porossasi
poroissasi
elative
porostasi
poroistasi
illative
poroosi
poroihisi
adessive
porollasi
poroillasi
ablative
poroltasi
poroiltasi
allative
porollesi
poroillesi
essive
poronasi
poroinasi
translative
poroksesi
poroiksesi
abessive
porottasi
poroittasi
instructive
comitative
—poroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poromme
poromme
accusative
nom.
poromme
poromme
gen.
poromme
genitive
poromme
porojemme
partitive
poroamme
porojamme
inessive
porossamme
poroissamme
elative
porostamme
poroistamme
illative
poroomme
poroihimme
adessive
porollamme
poroillamme
ablative
poroltamme
poroiltamme
allative
porollemme
poroillemme
essive
poronamme
poroinamme
translative
poroksemme
poroiksemme
abessive
porottamme
poroittamme
instructive
comitative
—poroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poronne
poronne
accusative
nom.
poronne
poronne
gen.
poronne
genitive
poronne
porojenne
partitive
poroanne
porojanne
inessive
porossanne
poroissanne
elative
porostanne
poroistanne
illative
poroonne
poroihinne
adessive
porollanne
poroillanne
ablative
poroltanne
poroiltanne
allative
porollenne
poroillenne
essive
poronanne
poroinanne
translative
poroksenne
poroiksenne
abessive
porottanne
poroittanne
instructive
comitative
—poroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poronsa
poronsa
accusative
nom.
poronsa
poronsa
gen.
poronsa
genitive
poronsa
porojensa
partitive
poroaan poroansa
porojaan porojansa
inessive
porossaan porossansa
poroissaan poroissansa
elative
porostaan porostansa
poroistaan poroistansa
illative
poroonsa
poroihinsa
adessive
porollaan porollansa
poroillaan poroillansa
ablative
poroltaan poroltansa
poroiltaan poroiltansa
allative
porolleen porollensa
poroilleen poroillensa
essive
poronaan poronansa
poroinaan poroinansa
translative
porokseen poroksensa
poroikseen poroiksensa
abessive
porottaan porottansa
poroittaan poroittansa
instructive
comitative
—poroineen poroinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Porola
* ajoporo
* kilpaporo
* kytkyporo
* lukuporo
* merkkiporo
* pitoporo
* poroaita
* poroaitaus
* poroajot
* poroelo
* poroerotus
* porohirvas
* porohärkä
* poroisäntä
* porokanta
* porokarja
* porokiiliäinen
* porokoira
* porokolari
* porokuninkuusajo
* porolappalainen
* porolauma
* poromerkki
* poromies
* poronhoito
* poronhoitoalue
* poronhoitopiiri
* poronjuusto
* poronjäkälä
* poronkieli
* poronkusema
* poronkäristys
* poronliha
* poronluu
* poronomistaja
* poronpaisti
* poronsarvi
* poronvaljaat
* poropaimen
* poropaliskunta
* poropizza
* Poropudas
* pororaito
* pororeki
* porosaamelainen
* porosuoja
* porotalous
* porotila
* porotokka
* porovahinko
* porovaljakko
* savuporo
* takkaporo
* teurasporo
* tunturiporo
* vetoporo

##### Descendants

* → Estonian: poro

#### Further reading

* “1. poro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *poro (compare Ingrian poro, Karelian poro, Ludian poro, Veps poro, Votic poro).

#### Noun

poro
* (usually in the plural) grounds (e.g. coffee grounds)
* (chiefly in the plural) ashes
    Piipunporot aiheuttivat metsäpalon.Pipe ashes caused a forest fire.
    palaa poroksi ― to burn into ashes (intransitive)
    polttaa poroksi ― to burn into ashes (transitive)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of poro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poroni
poroni
accusative
nom.
poroni
poroni
gen.
poroni
genitive
poroni
porojeni
partitive
poroani
porojani
inessive
porossani
poroissani
elative
porostani
poroistani
illative
porooni
poroihini
adessive
porollani
poroillani
ablative
poroltani
poroiltani
allative
porolleni
poroilleni
essive
poronani
poroinani
translative
porokseni
poroikseni
abessive
porottani
poroittani
instructive
comitative
—poroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porosi
porosi
accusative
nom.
porosi
porosi
gen.
porosi
genitive
porosi
porojesi
partitive
poroasi
porojasi
inessive
porossasi
poroissasi
elative
porostasi
poroistasi
illative
poroosi
poroihisi
adessive
porollasi
poroillasi
ablative
poroltasi
poroiltasi
allative
porollesi
poroillesi
essive
poronasi
poroinasi
translative
poroksesi
poroiksesi
abessive
porottasi
poroittasi
instructive
comitative
—poroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poromme
poromme
accusative
nom.
poromme
poromme
gen.
poromme
genitive
poromme
porojemme
partitive
poroamme
porojamme
inessive
porossamme
poroissamme
elative
porostamme
poroistamme
illative
poroomme
poroihimme
adessive
porollamme
poroillamme
ablative
poroltamme
poroiltamme
allative
porollemme
poroillemme
essive
poronamme
poroinamme
translative
poroksemme
poroiksemme
abessive
porottamme
poroittamme
instructive
comitative
—poroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poronne
poronne
accusative
nom.
poronne
poronne
gen.
poronne
genitive
poronne
porojenne
partitive
poroanne
porojanne
inessive
porossanne
poroissanne
elative
porostanne
poroistanne
illative
poroonne
poroihinne
adessive
porollanne
poroillanne
ablative
poroltanne
poroiltanne
allative
porollenne
poroillenne
essive
poronanne
poroinanne
translative
poroksenne
poroiksenne
abessive
porottanne
poroittanne
instructive
comitative
—poroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poronsa
poronsa
accusative
nom.
poronsa
poronsa
gen.
poronsa
genitive
poronsa
porojensa
partitive
poroaan poroansa
porojaan porojansa
inessive
porossaan porossansa
poroissaan poroissansa
elative
porostaan porostansa
poroistaan poroistansa
illative
poroonsa
poroihinsa
adessive
porollaan porollansa
poroillaan poroillansa
ablative
poroltaan poroltansa
poroiltaan poroiltansa
allative
porolleen porollensa
poroilleen poroillensa
essive
poronaan poronansa
poroinaan poroinansa
translative
porokseen poroksensa
poroikseen poroiksensa
abessive
porottaan porottansa
poroittaan poroittansa
instructive
comitative
—poroineen poroinensa :

##### Derived terms

* poroinen
* Porola
* kahvinporo
* piipunporo
* poroistaennustaja
* poropeukalo
* teenporo

#### Further reading

* “2. poro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### References

* ↑ Koivulehto, Jorma. 2007. "Saamen ja suomen 'poro'" ('"Reindeer" in Sami and Finnish').
* ↑ Kuokkala, Juha 2018: Finnic-Saamic labial vowels in non-initial syllables: An etymological evaluation

### Anagrams

* orpo, ropo

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since 1409. From Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɔɾʊ]

### Noun

poro m (plural poros)
* pore (a tiny opening in the skin)
* pore (any small opening)
** 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 151:et esto asy posto amansa a door et abre os poros et faz as huñas humidas para se tallaren mellorand this, put like that, tames the pain and opens the pores and makes the hoof moist so it can be cut easily

#### Related terms

* poroso

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poros”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “poro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “poro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Further reading

* “poro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ido
### Noun

poro (plural pori)
* pore

#### Derived terms

* poroza

## Ilocano
### Noun

poro
* island

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *poro. Cognates include Finnish poro and Veps poro.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈporo/, [ˈpo̞ro̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈporo/, [ˈpo̞ro̞]
* Rhymes: -oro
* Hyphenation: po‧ro

### Noun

poro
* litter, waste

#### Declension
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 424

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.ro/
* Rhymes: -ɔro
* Hyphenation: pò‧ro

### Etymology 1

From Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

#### Noun

poro m (plural pori)
* pore (of the body, a rock, etc.)

##### Derived terms

* nanoporo

##### Related terms

* poroso

### Etymology 2

Clipping of povero.

#### Adjective

poro (feminine pora, masculine plural pori, feminine plural pore)
* (dialectal) Alternative form of povero

##### Related terms

* porello

### Further reading

* poro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* opro, oprò

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From pulo, akin to Malay pulau.

### Noun

poro
* island

## Nyishi
### Alternative forms

* porok, poruk

### Etymology

From Proto-Tani *rok, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-rak.

### Noun

porò
* fowl, chicken or cock

#### References

* P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎, Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors

## Polabian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bàra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔˈrɔ/

### Noun

poro f
* swamp, marsh, bog; dung, dirt

#### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### References

* Polański, Kazimierz (1976) “poro”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 4 (perĕt – ŕotťǝ), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 550
* Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “poro”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 113

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.rɔ/
* Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
* Syllabification: po‧ro

### Noun

poro f
* vocative singular of pora

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.ɾu/
* Hyphenation: po‧ro

### Noun

poro m (plural poros)
* pore (a tiny opening in the skin)
* pore (any small opening)

#### Related terms

* poroso
* porejar

### Further reading

* “poro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Rapa Nui
### Noun

poro
* pavement of water-worn stones in front of an ahu

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpoɾo/ [ˈpo.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -oɾo
* Syllabification: po‧ro

### Noun

poro m (plural poros)
* pore (a tiny opening in the skin)
* pore (any small opening)

#### Derived terms

* microporo
* poroso

### Further reading

* “poro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Toba Batak
### Etymology

From Proto-Batak *pərəh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq.

### Verb

poro
* to wring, to squeeze
* to milk

### References

* Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landesdrukkerij, p. 154.

## Tok Pisin
### Noun

poro
* acquaintance

#### Derived terms

* poroman

#### See also

* pren

## Venetan
### Alternative forms

* poaro, povaro, pore

### Etymology

From Latin pauper, pauperem. Compare Italian povero.

### Adjective

poro (feminine singular pora, masculine plural pori, feminine plural pore)
* poor

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *poro. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈporo/, [ˈporo]
* Rhymes: -oro
* Hyphenation: po‧ro

### Noun

poro
* lye

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “poro”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn