portar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin portāre, present active infinitive of portō (“bring, carry”).

Verb

portar (first-person singular indicative present porto, past participle portáu)

1. to act (to behave in a certain way)

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan portar, from Latin portāre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

portar (first-person singular present porto, first-person singular preterite portí, past participle portat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to carry

   Porta les maletes.

   He carries the suitcase.

2. to bring

   Porta un entrepà per a tu!

   Bring a sandwich with you!

3. to wear

   Porto una samarreta blava.

   I wear a blue T-shirt.

4. (reflexive) to behave, to act

   Synonyms: comportar-se, captenir-se

Conjugation

Derived terms

• emportar-se
• portejador

References

• “portar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “portar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “portar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “portar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese portar, from Latin portāre, present active infinitive of portō (“bring, carry”).

Verb

portar (first-person singular present porto, first-person singular preterite portei, past participle portado)

1. to carry, bear

Conjugation

Further reading

• “portar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “portar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Ido

Etymology

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Verb

portar (present tense portas, past tense portis, future tense portos, imperative portez, conditional portus)

1. to carry

Conjugation

    Conjugation of portar

		present		past		future
infinitive		portar		portir		portor
tense		portas		portis		portos
conditional		portus
imperative		portez
adjective active participle		portanta		portinta		portonta
adverbial active participle		portante		portinte		portonte
nominal active participle	singular	portanto		portinto		portonto
	plural	portanti		portinti		portonti
adjective passive participle		portata		portita		portota
adverbial passive participle		portate		portite		portote
nominal passive participle	singular	portato		portito		portoto
	plural	portati		portiti		portoti

Derived terms

• adportar

Italian

Verb

portar (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of portare

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

portar m

1. indefinite plural of port

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan portar, from Latin portāre, present active infinitive of portō (“bring, carry”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

portar

1. to carry
2. to bring
3. to wear

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• emportar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese portar, from Latin portāre (“to bring, to carry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: por‧tar

Verb

portar (first-person singular present porto, first-person singular preterite portei, past participle portado)

1. to bear; to carry
2. (reflexive) to behave

   Synonym: comportar

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• portador
• portável

Romanian

Etymology

From poartă +‎ -ar, or possibly from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta. Compare Aromanian purtar.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

portar m (plural portari)

1. gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman, porter, door-guard
2. (sports) goalkeeper, goalie

Declension

Derived terms

• portăreasă

Related terms

• poartă

See also

• ușier

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish portar, a foreign word borrowed in various times from Latin portāre (“bring, carry”) and from cognates in Romance languages such as Catalan portar, French porter, Italian portare; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: por‧tar

Verb

portar (first-person singular present porto, first-person singular preterite porté, past participle portado)

1. to bear, to carry

   Synonyms: llevar, traer

   Portaba una maleta.

   He was carrying a suitcase.

   Portaba armas.

   She was bearing arms.

2. (reflexive) to behave, to be good

   Synonyms: actuar, comportar, obrar

   Pórtate bien en la escuela.

   Behave in school.

Usage notes

• (to bear; to carry): A somewhat more formal verb. Everyday usage would usually employ llevar or traer.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

portar

1. indefinite plural of port

Verb

portar

1. present indicative of porta

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin portāre (compare Italian portare), present active infinitive of portō (“bring, carry”).

Verb

portar

1. (transitive) to carry; to bring

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.