portal

See also Portal

English

Wikipedia

Portal of Chartres Cathedral

Etymology

From Medieval Latin portale, from Latin porta

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)təl

• Audio (US)

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Noun

portal (plural portals)

1. A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
2. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.

   The local library, a portal of knowledge.

3. (Internet) A website that acts as an entrance to other websites on the Internet.

   The new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites.

4. (anatomy) A short vein that carries blood into the liver.

Derived terms

• nonportal

Translations

grandiose entrance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 正門 (cmn), 正门 (cmn) (zhèngmén), 門戶 (cmn), 门户 (cmn) (ménhù)

• Czech: portál (cs) m
• Esperanto: pordego (eo)
• French: portique (fr) m
• German: Portal (de) n
• Greek: πυλώνας (el) (pylónas) m
• Hungarian: kapu, díszkapu, bejárat, portál

• Japanese: 正門 (ja) (せいもん, seimon)
• Latin: ianua (la) f, pylae (la) f pl, valvae (la) f pl, ostium (la) n, porta (la) f, aditus (la) m
• Persian: درگاه (fa) (dargâh)
• Polish: portal (pl) m
• Portuguese: portal (pt) m
• Russian: портал (ru) (portál) m
• Spanish: portal (es) m

entry point

• Esperanto: portalo (eo), enirejo (eo)
• Finnish: portti (fi)
• French: portail (fr) m
• German: Portal (de) n
• Hindi: प्रवेशमार्ग (hi)

• Italian: portale (it) m
• Korean: 입구 (ko) (ibgu)
• Persian: درگاه (fa) (dargâh)
• Polish: portal (pl) m
• Portuguese: portal (pt) m
• Spanish: portada (es)

website

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 門戶網站 (cmn), 门户网站 (cmn) (ménhù wǎngzhàn)

• Czech: portál (cs) m
• Dutch: portaal (nl) n
• Finnish: portaali (fi)
• French: portail (fr) m
• German: Portal (de) n
• Greek: πύλη (el) (pýli) f

• Hungarian: portál (hu)
• Italian: portale (it) m
• Japanese: ポータル (ja) (pōtaru)
• Korean: 포탈 (ko) (potal)
• Persian: پورتال (fa) (portâl)
• Polish: portal (pl) m
• Portuguese: portal (pt) m
• Russian: портал (ru) (portál) m
• Spanish: portada (es)

vein

• French: veine porte (fr) f

• Polish: żyła wrotna

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• Arabic بوابة

Adjective

portal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.

   the portal vein

External links

• Category:Portals on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Category:Portals

Anagrams

• patrol

See also

• porthole
• porch

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɔrt̪al/

• audio

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Noun

portal m

1. portal

Declension

    declension of portal

	singular	plural
nominative	portal	portale
genitive	portalu	portali
dative	portalowi	portalom
accusative	portal	portale
instrumental	portalem	portalami
locative	portalu	portalach
vocative	portalu	portale

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Romanian

Etymology

From German Portal.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [porˈtal]

Noun

portal n (plural portaluri)

1. portal, doorway, gateway

Declension

declension of portal

	singular		plural
gender n	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un portal	portalul	niște portaluri	portalurile
genitive/dative	unui portal	portalului	unor portaluri	portalurilor

Related terms

• arcadă

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Portal, from Latin porta.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pǒrtaːl/

Noun

pòrtāl m (Cyrillic spelling по̀рта̄л)

1. portal

Declension

    declension of portal

	singular	plural
nominative	portal	portali
genitive	portala	portala
dative	portalu	portalima
accusative	portal	portale
vocative	portale	portali
locative	portalu	portalima
instrumental	portalom	portalima

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Spanish

Noun

portal m (plural portales)

1. portal; porch

Related terms

• portón
• puerta

See also

• Portales