See also: Portier

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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portier m (plural portiers)

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

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French portière.

Noun

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portier n (plural portieren, diminutive portiertje n)

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

French

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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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Anagrams

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French portier.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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portier m pers (female equivalent portierka)

  1. doorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Venetian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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portier m (plural portieri)

  1. gatekeeper, doorman
  2. (soccer) goalkeeper