πόρνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pórnē, from the Proto-Indo-European root *perh₂- (“to sell”), which also gave the verb πέρνημῐ (pérnēmĭ, “to sell”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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

  1. female prostitute, particularly one of low status

Usage notes

  • In ancient Greece and Rome, the unrefined πόρνη (pórnē) was distinguished from the upper-class ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā, “courtesan”), who was expected to be further skilled in conversation, music, philosophy, etc.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πόρνη; τῆς πόρνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πόρνη
hē pórnē 		τὼ πόρνᾱ
tṑ pórnā 		αἱ πόρναι
hai pórnai
Genitive τῆς πόρνης
tês pórnēs 		τοῖν πόρναιν
toîn pórnain 		τῶν πορνῶν
tôn pornôn
Dative τῇ πόρνῃ
tēî pórnēi 		τοῖν πόρναιν
toîn pórnain 		ταῖς πόρναις
taîs pórnais
Accusative τὴν πόρνην
tḕn pórnēn 		τὼ πόρνᾱ
tṑ pórnā 		τᾱ̀ς πόρνᾱς
tā̀s pórnās
Vocative πόρνη
pórnē 		πόρνᾱ
pórnā 		πόρναι
pórnai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ῐ̔ππόπορνος (hĭppópornos, “excessive prostitute”)
  • πᾱσῐπόρνη (pāsĭpórnē, “common prostitute”)
  • πορνείᾱ (porneíā, “prostitution”)
  • πορνεῖον (porneîon, “brothel”)
  • πόρνευσῐς (pórneusĭs)
  • πορνεύτρῐᾰ (porneútrĭă, “prostitution”)
  • πορνεύω (porneúō, “to prostitute”)
  • πόρνης (pórnēs, “male prostitute”)
  • πορνῐ́δῐον (pornĭ́dĭon, “little prostitute”)
  • πορνῐκὸν τέλος (pornĭkòn télos, “prostitution tax”)
  • πορνῐκός (pornĭkós, “related to prostitutes”)
  • πορνοβοσκεῖον (pornoboskeîon, “brothel”)
  • πορνοβοσκέω (pornoboskéō, “to keep a brothel”)
  • πορνοβοσκῐ́ᾱ (pornoboskĭ́ā, “brothel-keeping”)
  • πορνοβοσκός (pornoboskós, “brothel-keeper”)
  • πορνογενής (pornogenḗs, “prostitute-born”)
  • πορνογέννητος (pornogénnētos, “prostitute-born”)
  • πορνογρᾰ́φος (pornogrắphos, “pornographer”)
  • πορνοδῐᾱ́κονος (pornodĭā́konos, “servant of prostitutes”)
  • πορνοδῐδᾰ́σκᾰλος (pornodĭdắskălos, “teacher of prostitution”)
  • πορνοδῠ́της (pornodŭ́tēs, “regular customer of prostitutes”, literally “prostitute diver”)
  • πορνοκοπέω (pornokopéō, “to solicit prostitutes”)
  • πορνοκοπῐ́ᾱ (pornokopĭ́ā, “solicitation of prostitutes”)
  • πορνοκόπος (pornokópos, “solicitor of prostitutes”)
  • πορνομᾰνής (pornomănḗs, “prostitute-mad”)
  • πορνομοιχής (pornomoikhḗs, “adultering prostitute”)
  • πορνομῠ́στης (pornomŭ́stēs, “beginner prostitute”)
  • πόρνος (pórnos, “male prostitute”)
  • πορνοσκόπος (pornoskópos, “prostitute-seeking”)
  • πορνοσῠ́νη (pornosŭ́nē, “prostitution”)
  • πορνοτελώνης (pornotelṓnēs, “prostitution-tax collector”)
  • πορνότρῐψ (pornótrĭps, “solicitor of prostitutes”)
  • πορνοτρόφος (pornotróphos, “brothel-keeper”)
  • πορνοφῐ́λᾱς (pornophĭ́lās, “prostitute-loving”)
  • πορνοφῐ́λης (pornophĭ́lēs, “prostitute-loving”)
  • πορνοφῐ́λος (pornophĭ́los, “prostitute-loving”)
  • πορνοφόνος (pornophónos, “prostitute-killing”)

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. a term of abuse

Declension

Declension of πόρνη
singular plural
nominative πόρνη (pórni) πόρνες (pórnes)
genitive πόρνης (pórnis) πορνών (pornón)
accusative πόρνη (pórni) πόρνες (pórnes)
vocative πόρνη (pórni) πόρνες (pórnes)

Synonyms

See also

  • παλλακίδα (pallakída, “concubine, mistress”)

Further reading

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