porto

See also: Porto, portó, portò, and pôrto

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Asturian

Noun

porto m (plural portos)

1. (Eonavian) Alternative form of puertu

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Catalan

Verb

porto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of portar

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.to/

Noun

porto m (plural portos)

1. port wine

Further reading

• “porto” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin portus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoɾt̪ʊ]

Noun

porto m (plural portos)

1. port, harbour
2. port wine

Verb

porto

1. first-person singular present indicative of portar

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from the root *per- (“to go forth”, “to cross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔrto/, [ˈpɔr̺.t̪o]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: por‧to

Noun

porto m (plural porti)

1. port, harbour
2. port (drink)
3. carriage

Verb

porto

1. first-person singular present indicative of portare

Verb

porto m (feminine singular porta, masculine plural porti, feminine plural porte)

1. past participle of porgere

Related terms

• porto di mare
• porto d'armi

Anagrams

• potrò, tropo

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”), either as *pr̥-to- or *por-to-, perhaps from a noun having the sense of "way" or "passage". Related to Ancient Greek πείρω (peírō, “I pierce, traverse”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpor.toː/, [ˈpɔr.toː]

• Audio (Classical)

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Verb

portō (present infinitive portāre, perfect active portāvī, supine portātum); first conjugation

1. I carry, bear
2. I convey, bring

Inflection

Conjugation of porto (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	portō	portās	portat	portāmus	portātis	portant
	imperfect	portābam	portābās	portābat	portābāmus	portābātis	portābant
	future	portābō	portābis	portābit	portābimus	portābitis	portābunt
	perfect	portāvī	portāvistī, portāsti1	portāvit	portāvimus	portāvistis, portāstis1	portāvērunt, portāvēre
	pluperfect	portāveram	portāverās	portāverat	portāverāmus	portāverātis	portāverant
	future perfect	portāverō	portāveris	portāverit	portāverimus	portāveritis	portāverint
passive	present	portor	portāris, portāre	portātur	portāmur	portāminī	portantur
	imperfect	portābar	portābāris, portābāre	portābātur	portābāmur	portābāminī	portābantur
	future	portābor	portāberis, portābere	portābitur	portābimur	portābiminī	portābuntur
	perfect	portātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	portātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	portātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	portem	portēs	portet	portēmus	portētis	portent
	imperfect	portārem	portārēs	portāret	portārēmus	portārētis	portārent
	perfect	portāverim	portāverīs	portāverit	portāverīmus	portāverītis	portāverint
	pluperfect	portāvissem, portāssem1	portāvissēs, portāsses1	portāvisset, portāsset1	portāvissēmus, portāssemus1	portāvissētis, portāssetis1	portāvissent, portāssent1
passive	present	porter	portēris, portēre	portētur	portēmur	portēminī	portentur
	imperfect	portārer	portārēris, portārēre	portārētur	portārēmur	portārēminī	portārentur
	perfect	portātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	portātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	portā	—	—	portāte	—
	future	—	portātō	portātō	—	portātōte	portantō
passive	present	—	portāre	—	—	portāminī	—
	future	—	portātor	portātor	—	—	portantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		portāre	portāvisse, portāsse1	portātūrus esse	portārī	portātus esse	portātum īrī
participles		portāns	—	portātūrus	—	portātus	portandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		portāre	portandī	portandō	portandum	portātum	portātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Synonyms

• (carry, bear): ferō, gerō, vehō
• (convey, bring): vehō

Derived terms

• apportō
• asportō
• comportō
• deportō
• exportō

• importō
• importūnus
• portābilis
• opportō
• opportūnus

• reportō
• supportō
• trānsportō

Descendants

• Aromanian: portu, purtari
• Asturian: portar
• Catalan: portar
• Dalmatian: portur
• French: porter
• Friulian: puartâ
• Galician: portar

• Istriot: portà
• Italian: portare
• Ladin: porter
• Neapolitan: purtà
• Occitan: portar
• Portuguese: portar
• Romanian: purta, purtare

• Romansch: purtar, porter, portar
• Sardinian: poltare, portai, portare, potai
• Sicilian: purtari
• Spanish: portar
• Venetian: portar

References

• porto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• porto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• porto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to barricade the gates: portas obstruere (B. G. 5. 50)
    
  • (ambiguous) to break down the gates: portas refringere
    
• porto in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian porto; compare with German Porto.

Noun

porto m (definite singular portoen, indefinite plural portoer, definite plural portoene)

1. postage

References

• “porto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian porto

Noun

porto m (definite singular portoen, indefinite plural portoar, definite plural portoane)

1. postage

References

• “porto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pôrto (obsolete, noun only)

Pronunciation

Noun:

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpoχ.tu/, /ˈpoɾ.tu/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpoh.tu/

• Audio (Portugal)

  (file)

• Homophone: Porto

Verb:

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɾ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔχ.tu/, /ˈpɔɾ.tu/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔh.tu/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese porto, from Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).

Noun

porto m (plural portos)

1. port; harbour (place on the coast at which ships can shelter or dock)
2. port (city containing such a place)
3. (figuratively) haven (place of safety)

Derived terms

• chegar a bom porto, levar a bom porto

Etymology 2

Noun

porto m (plural portos)

1. Clipping of vinho do Porto.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

porto

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of portar

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Spanish

Verb

porto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of portar.