porth
See also: Porth
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Derived from porthi.
Noun edit
porth m or f (uncountable)
- assistance, aid, help, succor, maintenance, support
- (figuratively) someone who provides aid, support, patronage, etc.
- food, fodder, provender, forage
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin porta (“gate, passage”).
Noun edit
porth m (plural pyrth or porthoedd)
- portal, door
- gate (of city, fort, etc.), gateway
- porch, lobby, vestibule, portico
- gap, pass
- (computing) port
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbor”).
Noun edit
porth m or f (plural porthau or porthoedd)
Derived terms edit
- porth awyr (“airport”)
- porthfeistr (“harbourmaster”)
- porthladd (“harbour”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
porth | borth | mhorth | phorth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- 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