portier

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See also: Portier

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔrˈtiːr/
  • Hyphenation: por‧tier
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch portier, from Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius.

Noun

portier m (plural portiers)

  1. doorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper
Descendants
  • Indonesian: portir
  • Papiamentu: pòrtir

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French portière.

Noun

portier n (plural portieren, diminutive portiertje n)

  1. A door of a vehicle, especially of a car or a coach.

French

Etymology

From porte +‎ -ier. From Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius (porter, gatekeeper), from Latin porta.

Pronunciation

Noun

portier m (plural portiers, feminine portière)

  1. gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman
    Hyponym: tourier
  2. (soccer) goalkeeper
    Synonym: gardien de but

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Further reading

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French portier.

Pronunciation

Noun

portier m pers (female equivalent portierka)

  1. doorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • portier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • portier in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Venetian

Etymology

Of Gallo-Romance origin; probably borrowed from French portier. Compare Italian portiere

Noun

portier m (plural portieri)

  1. gatekeeper, doorman
  2. (soccer) goalkeeper