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πόρνη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: πόρνη πόρνης

Structure: πορν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: pe/rnhmi

Sense

  1. female prostitute

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative πόρνη πόρνᾱ πόρναι
Genitive πόρνης πόρναιν πορνῶν
Dative πόρνῃ πόρναιν πόρναις
Accusative πόρνην πόρνᾱ πόρνᾱς
Vocative πόρνη πόρνᾱ πόρναι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • κᾆθ’ οἱ Μεγαρῆσ ὀδύναισ πεφυσιγγωμένοι ἀντεξέκλεψαν Ἀσπασίασ πόρνα δύο· (Aristophanes, Acharnians, Lyric-Scene, iambics 1:15)

Synonyms

  1. female prostitute

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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