Pforte

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German pforte, from Old High German pforta, from Proto-West Germanic *portā (“portal, gateway”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfɔʁtə/, , (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁtə/ (northern and central Germany)
  • Homophone: forte (nonstandard)
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Noun

Pforte f (genitive Pforte, plural Pforten, diminutive Pförtchen n)

  1. (literary) gate, large door
    Er ging durch die Pforte in den Hof.
    He went through the gate into the yard.
    • 1919, Aleksey Remizov, translated by Arthur Luther, Legenden und Geschichten‎ (fiction), Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, →ISBN:
      Die Pforte des Paradieses fiel zu.
      The gate of paradise closed shut.
  2. reception area (especially in a hospital)
    Die Frau an der Pforte hat mir gesagt, in welchem Zimmer du bist.
    That woman at the reception told me which room you're in.

Declension

Declension of Pforte
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pforte die Pforten
genitive einer der Pforte der Pforten
dative einer der Pforte den Pforten
accusative eine die Pforte die Pforten

Further reading

  • “Pforte” in Duden online
  • “Pforte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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