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, particularly a common whore

Usage notes

In ancient Greece and Rome, the unrefined πόρνη was distinguished from the upper-class ἑταίρα ("companion" or "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
têi 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
  • 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. a term of abuse

Declension
declension of πόρνη
case     \     number singular plural
nominative πόρνη • πόρνες •
genitive πόρνης • πορνών •
accusative πόρνη • πόρνες •
vocative πόρνη • πόρνες •

Synonyms

See also
  • παλλακίδα (pallakída, “concubine, mistress”)

Further reading
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