porto
Asturian
Noun
porto m (plural portos)
- (Eonavian) Alternative form of puertu
Catalan
Verb
porto
- first-person singular present indicative form of portar
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʁ.to/
Noun
porto m (plural portos)
Further reading
- “porto” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpoɾt̪ʊ]
Noun
porto m (plural portos)
Verb
porto
- first-person singular present indicative of portar
Italian
Etymology
From Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from the root *per- (“to go forth”, “to cross”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔrto/, [ˈpɔr̺.t̪o]
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: por‧to
Noun
porto m (plural porti)
Verb
porto
- first-person singular present indicative of portare
Verb
porto m (feminine singular porta, masculine plural porti, feminine plural porte)
- past participle of porgere
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”), either as *pr̥-to- or *por-to-, perhaps from a noun having the sense of "way" or "passage". Related to Ancient Greek πείρω (peírō, “I pierce, traverse”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.toː/, [ˈpɔr.toː]
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Audio (Classical) (file)
Verb
portō (present infinitive portāre, perfect active portāvī, supine portātum); first conjugation
Inflection
1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- porto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- porto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- porto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to barricade the gates: portas obstruere (B. G. 5. 50)
- (ambiguous) to break down the gates: portas refringere
- (ambiguous) to barricade the gates: portas obstruere (B. G. 5. 50)
- porto in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
porto m (definite singular portoen, indefinite plural portoer, definite plural portoene)
References
- “porto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
porto m (definite singular portoen, indefinite plural portoar, definite plural portoane)
References
- “porto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- pôrto (obsolete, noun only)
Pronunciation
Noun:
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ.tu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpoχ.tu/, /ˈpoɾ.tu/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpoh.tu/
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Audio (Portugal) (file) - Homophone: Porto
Verb:
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese porto, from Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).
Noun
porto m (plural portos)
- port; harbour (place on the coast at which ships can shelter or dock)
- port (city containing such a place)
- (figuratively) haven (place of safety)
Derived terms
- chegar a bom porto, levar a bom porto
Etymology 2
Noun
porto m (plural portos)
- Clipping of vinho do Porto.
Etymology 3
See etymology on the main entry.
Verb
porto
Spanish
Verb
porto