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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from porthi (“to support; to feed”), borrowed from Latin portō (“I carry; I bring”).
Noun
porth m or f (uncountable)
- assistance, aid, help, succor, maintenance, support
- (figuratively) someone who provides aid, support, patronage, etc.
- food, fodder, provender, forage
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh porth, from Old Welsh porth, from Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin porta (“gate, passage”).
Noun
porth m (plural pyrth or porthoedd)
- portal, door
- gate (of city, fort, etc.), gateway
- porch, lobby, vestibule, portico
- gap, pass
- (computing) port
Etymology 3
From Middle Welsh porth, from Old Welsh porth, from Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbor”).
Noun
porth m or f (plural porthau or porthoedd)
- port, harbour, haven
- Synonym: porthladd
- estuary
- landing-place, ferry
- carriage (on a ferry)
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “porth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies