por

See also: -por, POR, pór, pôr, pör, pōr, pȯr, pōŗ, por., and пор

Abinomn

Pronoun

por

1. you (dual)

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Albanian

Etymology

From po. Alternatively from Latin porrō (“then, moreover; but”), the loss of the final -r a result of the permanent unstressed position of the conjunction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔɹ]

Conjunction

por

1. but; however

Synonyms

• megjithatë, mirëpo, ama

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Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *por, from Latin prō and per.

Preposition

por

1. for
2. by

Derived terms

• pol
• pola
• poles
• polo
• polos

 

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Blagar

Noun

por

1. earth, world
2. land
3. island

References

• Internet Archive, The Rosetta Project, Blagar Swadesh List
• Wycliffe Bible Translators, Pura Alkitab
• Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 163

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan paor, from Latin pavor, pavōrem.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpo/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾ/

Noun

por f (plural pors)

1. fear

Derived terms

• poruc

Further reading

• “por” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Cornish

Noun

por f (singulative poren)

1. leeks

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔr

Verb

por

1. first-person singular present indicative of porren
2. imperative of porren

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Spanish por.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /por/
• Hyphenation: por

Preposition

por

1. for, for the benefit of

   La edzo donis al sia edzino perlan kolĉenon por Kristnasko.

   The husband gave his wife a pearl necklace for Christmas.

See also

• per
• pro

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Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese por, from Vulgar Latin *por, from Latin prō (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-.

Preposition

por

1. by
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:

     En esta época en que otras lenguas de España son recuñucias por tos cumu uficiais en sei territoriu […]

     In this time when other languages of Spain are recognised by everyone as official in their territory […]

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese por, from Vulgar Latin *por, from Latin prō (“for”) (with metathetic shift due to per), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-. See also porto

Preposition

por

1. Indicates motion.

   pola rúa

   down the street

   pola porta

   through the door

2. for (over a period of time)

   por dez anos

   for ten years

3. about, around (near, in the vicinity of)

   polas seis

   at about six

   por aquí

   over here

4. for (to obtain)

   Fun á tenda por xabón.

   I went to the store for soap.

5. for (in exchange for)
6. for (on behalf of)
7. times

   oito por sete

   eights times seven

8. by (indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice)
9. by, by means of
10. per

Derived terms

• polo
• por favor
• por tanto

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpor]
• Hyphenation: por

Noun

por (plural porok)

1. dust
2. powder
3. (with a possessive suffix) ashes (human or animal remains after cremation)

   Synonym: hamvak

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	por	porok
accusative	port	porokat
dative	pornak	poroknak
instrumental	porral	porokkal
causal-final	porért	porokért
translative	porrá	porokká
terminative	porig	porokig
essive-formal	porként	porokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	porban	porokban
superessive	poron	porokon
adessive	pornál	poroknál
illative	porba	porokba
sublative	porra	porokra
allative	porhoz	porokhoz
elative	porból	porokból
delative	porról	porokról
ablative	portól	poroktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	poré	poroké
non-attributive possessive - plural	poréi	porokéi

Possessive forms of por
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	porom	poraim
2nd person sing.	porod	poraid
3rd person sing.	pora	porai
1st person plural	porunk	poraink
2nd person plural	porotok	poraitok
3rd person plural	poruk	poraik

Derived terms

• poros
• porszerű

(Compound words):

• fűrészpor
• porcica
• porcukor
• porfészek
• porhó
• porszívó
• portok

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Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto por.

Preposition

por

1. for

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Indo-European *porḱ- (“young swine, young pig”).

Noun

por m (plural pors)

1. (Jersey) pig

   Synonyms: bête à saie, couochon, gronneux, moussieu, quétot

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Novial

Preposition

por

1. for

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Old French

Alternative forms

• pur

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *por, from Latin prō.

Preposition

por

1. for (in order to)
2. for (belonging to)

Descendants

• Middle French: pour
  • French: pour
• Norman: pouor, pour

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese poder and Spanish poder.

Verb

por

1. can, to be able to
2. may

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔr/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin porrum

Noun

por m inan

1. leek

Declension

declension of por

	singular	plural
nominative	por	pory
genitive	pora	porów
dative	porowi	porom
accusative	por	pory
instrumental	porem	porami
locative	porze	porach
vocative	porze	pory

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin porus

Noun

por m inan

1. pore

Declension

declension of por

	singular	plural
nominative	por	pory
genitive	poru/pora	porów
dative	porowi	porom
accusative	por	pory
instrumental	porem	porami
locative	porze	porach
vocative	porze	pory

Further reading

• por in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Merger of Old Portuguese por, from Vulgar Latin *por, from Latin prō (“for”) (with metathetic shift due to per), and Old Portuguese per, from Latin per (“through, by”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ/, /puʁ/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [poɾ], [puɾ], [poɹ], [puɹ]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [poɾ], [puɾ], [poɻ], [puɻ]
  • Homophone: pôr (with /o/)

Preposition

por

2. for (on behalf of)

   Faça isso por mim.

   Do this for me.

4. for (in order to obtain)

   Espero por uma resposta.

   I wait for an answer.

   Eu farei de tudo por uma cópia deste livro.

   I will do anything for a copy of this book.

6. for (over a period of time)

   Esperei por uma semana.

   I waited for one week.

8. for (indicates something given in an exchange)

   Ela deu sua bicicleta pela minha.

   She gave her bicycle for mine.

10. by (through the action or presence of)

    A manutenção é feita por engenheiros.

    The maintenance is carried out by engineers.

12. by (indicates the creator of a work)

    Os livros por Tolkien são ótimos.

    Books by Tolkien are great.

14. by (using the rules or logic of)

    Pela lei, deveríamos estar presos.

    By law, we should be in jail.

16. by (in the formula “X por X” or “por Xs”, indicates a steady progression)

    Um por um.

    One by one

18. by; in the name of (indicates an oath)

    Venceremos essa batalha, pelo rei!

    We shall win this battle, by the king!

20. per; a; each (expresses the ratio of units)

    Tome uma pílula por dia.

    Take one pill per day.

22. (arithmetic) by (indicates a mathematical division)

    Vinte por quatro é cinco.

    Twenty by four is five.

24. through (entering and then leaving; being the medium of)

    Ainda passaríamos por muitos túneis antes de chegarmos.

    We would still pass through many tunnels before we arrived.

    Passar por uma situação difícil.

    Go through a difficult situation.

26. around; about; near (in the vicinity of)

    O tesouro foi encontrado por Dudinka.

    The treasure was found around Dudinka.

    Gostamos de passear por aí.

    We like to stroll around.

28. around; about; approximately (close in quantity, amount or value to)

    O preço de um prato nos mercados daqui é por vinte euros.

    The price of a plate in the local markets is around twenty euros.

    Partiremos pelas dez.

    We will leave around ten.

30. throughout (in various parts of)

    Esse tipo de ruína é encontrado pela Escócia.

    This type of ruin is found throughout Scotland.

32. for; in favour of (supporting)

    Somos pela melhora da educação.

    We are for the improvement of education.

34. (in the formula “X por Y”, where X is a verb and Y the infinitive of the same verb, or of a synonym) for its own sake; without a motive

    Eu falei aquilo só por falar.

    I said that just to say something.

Usage notes

Por mandatorily contracts with definite articles:

• por + o → pelo
• por + os → pelos
• por + a → pela
• por + as → pelas

Contractions with indefinite articles are uncommon and very colloquial:

• por + um → prum
• por + uns → pruns
• por + uma → pruma
• por + umas → prumas

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:por.

Synonyms

• (over a period of time): durante
• (indicates an exchange): em troca de, a troco de (especially in figurative usage)
• (using the rules or logic of): de acordo com, segundo
• (in the name of): em nome de
• (each): cada
• (through): através de, pelo meio de
• (in the vicinity of): perto de, ao redor de
• (approximately): perto de, ao redor de, mais ou menos, aproximadamente, cerca de
• (throughout): em ... inteiro
• (in favour of): a favor de

Derived terms

• porque
• por que
• porquê

Etymology 2

Verb

por

1. Obsolete spelling of pôr, now a common misspelling

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Romani

Noun

por m (plural por{{{4}}})

1. feather

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Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pore, Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Noun

por m (plural pori)

1. pore

Etymology 2

From Latin porrus or porrum.

Alternative forms

• pur

Noun

por m (plural pori)

1. (popular) leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)
2. (popular) sand leek (Allium scorodoprasum)
3. (popular) shallot (Allium ascalonicum)

Synonyms

• (leek): praz

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Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin porrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /póːr/, /pɔ́r/

Noun

pọ̑r or pȍr m inan

1. leek

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	pór
gen. sing.	póra
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pór	póra	póri
accusative	pór	póra	póre
genitive	póra	pórov	pórov
dative	póru	póroma	pórom
locative	póru	pórih	pórih
instrumental	pórom	póroma	póri

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	pòr
gen. sing.	pôra
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pòr	pôra	pôri
accusative	pòr	pôra	pôre
genitive	pôra	pôrov	pôrov
dative	pôru	pôroma	pôrom
locative	pôru	pôrih	pôrih
instrumental	pôrom	pôroma	pôri

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish por, from Vulgar Latin *por, from Latin prō and per. Doublet of pro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾ/

Preposition

por

2. by (indicates the creator of a work)

   La novela Cien años de Soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez.

   The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.

4. for (indicates something given in an exchange)

   Lo compré por cincuenta euros.

   I bought this for fifty euros.

5. through, out, via (indicating movement)

   La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana.

   The woman watches the sunset through the window.

   Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto.

   I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.

6. across (indicating movement)

   El hombre camina por la calle. ― The man walks across the street.

7. about
8. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)

   Él no pudo venir por eso. ― He couldn't come due to that.

   Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros.

   Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.

9. (used with directions) over

   por allí ― over there

10. by, times, multiplied by
11. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)

    Por mí, está bien. ― For all I care, it's fine.

    ¡Bien por ti! ― Good for you!

12. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)

    Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico.

    Please, return this document completed via email.

13. for (indicating duration)

    Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera.

    My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.

14. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)

    No lo hago por ti. ― I'm not doing it for your sake.

    Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana.

    She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.

15. per, for each

    Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. ― It costs ten dollars per item.

16. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)

    Eso está por ver. ― That remains to be seen.

    La hora aún está por confirmar. ― The time is yet to be confirmed.

17. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)

    Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento.

    Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.

Derived terms

• de no ser por (“if it weren't for, if it hadn't been for”)
• por lo que parece (“by the look of it”)
• por ningún lado (“nowhere to be found”)
• por parte de (“by, on the part of”)
• por primera vez (“for the first time”)
• por todos lados (“everywhere, all over the place, on all sides, all around”)
• por última vez (“for the last time”)
• a juzgar por
• algo por ahí
• al por menor
• cortar por lo sano
• dar por hecho
• de por sí
• de por vida
• ir por la vida
• irse por la tangente
• ojo por ojo, diente por diente
• por adelantado
• por ahí
• por ahora
• por allí
• por añadidura
• por antonomasia
• por arte de magia
• por casualidad
• por causa de
• por ciento
• por cientos
• por cierto
• por completo
• por compromiso
• por consiguiente
• por cuanto
• por demás
• por dentro
• por de pronto
• por descontado
• por desgracia
• por Dios bendito
• por ejemplo
• por el amor de Dios
• por el contrario
• por el momento
• por el morro
• por encima de la ley
• por ende
• por ensalmo
• por eso
• por favor
• por fin
• por fortuna
• por goleada
• por h o por b
• por la cara
• por la presente
• por la puerta grande
• por las buenas o por las malas
• por las dudas
• por las nubes
• por lo bajini
• por lo común
• por lo demás
• por lo general
• por lo menos
• por lo poco que sé
• por lo poco que uno sabe
• por lo pronto
• por lo que
• por los cuatro costados
• por los siglos de los siglos
• por lo tanto
• por lo visto
• por más que
• por más señas
• por medio de
• por menos de nada
• por menudo
• por mi parte
• por momentos
• por mucho que
• por nada
• por no hablar de
• por obra de
• por obra y gracia de
• por otra parte
• por otro lado
• por partes
• por pies
• por poco
• por poder
• por puertas
• por qué
• por separado
• por si
• por si acaso
• por si las moscas
• por sí mismo
• por sí solo
• por sistema
• por su cuenta
• por suerte
• por supuesto
• por tanto
• por todas partes
• por todos los medios
• por todos los santos
• por último
• por una vez
• por un lado
• por un pelo
• por un tubo
• porvenir
• por ventura
• salir por patas
• traído por los pelos
• venta al por mayor

 

See also

• para

Further reading

• “por” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Noun

por c

1. pore

Declension

Declension of por
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	por	poren	porer	porerna
Genitive	pors	porens	porers	porernas

Anagrams

• rop

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥, also the origin of English fire, Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr), and Hittite 𒉺𒀪𒄯 (paḫḫur). Compare Tocharian B puwar.

Noun

por

1. fire

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Tok Pisin

Noun

por

1. monohull dugout canoe