porte

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See also: Porte, porté, and portë

Asturian

Verb

porte

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of portar

Danish

Noun

porte c

  1. indefinite plural of port

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French porte, from Latin porta, from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (“to pass through”). Compare English portal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁt/
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Noun

porte f (plural portes)

  1. door
  2. gate (to a city, at airport)
  3. (figuratively) gateway, means, door

Derived terms

Verb

porte

  1. inflection of porter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

porte

  1. inflection of portar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

porte f

  1. plural of porta
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Participle

porte f pl

  1. feminine plural of porto (“(having) given, (having) handed”)

References

  1. ^ porte in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Ladin

Verb

porte

  1. inflection of porter:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French porte < Latin porta.

Noun

porte f (plural portes)

  1. door

Etymology 2

See porter

Verb

porte

  1. inflection of porter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Norman

Etymology

From Old French porte < Latin porta.

Pronunciation

Noun

porte f (plural portes)

  1. (Jersey) door

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

porte

  1. dative singular of port

Old French

Etymology

From Latin porta.

Pronunciation

Noun

porte oblique singular, f (oblique plural portes, nominative singular porte, nominative plural portes)

  1. door

Descendants

  • Middle French: porte
  • Norman: porte
  • Walloon: poite

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: por‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from portar.

Noun

porte m (plural portes)

  1. postage (the charge for posting an item)
  2. carrying, possession
    Portugal descriminou o porte de drogas para uso pessoal.
    Portugal has decriminalized the possession of drugs for personal use.
  3. size
    Synonym: tamanho
    Um homen de porte médio.
    A medium-sized man.
  4. posture
    Synonym: postura
  5. capacity
    Synonym: capacidade

Etymology 2

Verb

porte

  1. inflection of portar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾte/
  • Rhymes: -oɾte
  • Syllabification: por‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from portar.

Noun

porte m (plural portes)

  1. carriage, carrying
    Prohibe porte de armas
    Carrying of arms is prohibited
  2. size, dimension
    Synonyms: tamaño, talla
  3. freightage (price of transporting goods)
  4. freight, cargo
  5. appearance of a person

Etymology 2

Verb

porte

  1. inflection of portar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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