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Etymology

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Borrowed from a North Germanic language, compare Old Norse portkona (harlot) and Old English portcwene.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈportːo/, [ˈpo̞rt̪ːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ortːo
  • Syllabification(key): port‧to

Noun

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portto (derogatory)

  1. A harlot, whore, (female) prostitute.

Usage notes

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Almost never used when referring a male person, in which case it is extremely obscene.

Declension

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Inflection of portto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative portto portot
genitive porton porttojen
partitive porttoa porttoja
illative porttoon porttoihin
singular plural
nominative portto portot
accusative nom. portto portot
gen. porton
genitive porton porttojen
partitive porttoa porttoja
inessive portossa portoissa
elative portosta portoista
illative porttoon porttoihin
adessive portolla portoilla
ablative portolta portoilta
allative portolle portoille
essive porttona porttoina
translative portoksi portoiksi
abessive portotta portoitta
instructive portoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of portto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative porttoni porttoni
accusative nom. porttoni porttoni
gen. porttoni
genitive porttoni porttojeni
partitive porttoani porttojani
inessive portossani portoissani
elative portostani portoistani
illative porttooni porttoihini
adessive portollani portoillani
ablative portoltani portoiltani
allative portolleni portoilleni
essive porttonani porttoinani
translative portokseni portoikseni
abessive portottani portoittani
instructive
comitative porttoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative porttosi porttosi
accusative nom. porttosi porttosi
gen. porttosi
genitive porttosi porttojesi
partitive porttoasi porttojasi
inessive portossasi portoissasi
elative portostasi portoistasi
illative porttoosi porttoihisi
adessive portollasi portoillasi
ablative portoltasi portoiltasi
allative portollesi portoillesi
essive porttonasi porttoinasi
translative portoksesi portoiksesi
abessive portottasi portoittasi
instructive
comitative porttoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative porttomme porttomme
accusative nom. porttomme porttomme
gen. porttomme
genitive porttomme porttojemme
partitive porttoamme porttojamme
inessive portossamme portoissamme
elative portostamme portoistamme
illative porttoomme porttoihimme
adessive portollamme portoillamme
ablative portoltamme portoiltamme
allative portollemme portoillemme
essive porttonamme porttoinamme
translative portoksemme portoiksemme
abessive portottamme portoittamme
instructive
comitative porttoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative porttonne porttonne
accusative nom. porttonne porttonne
gen. porttonne
genitive porttonne porttojenne
partitive porttoanne porttojanne
inessive portossanne portoissanne
elative portostanne portoistanne
illative porttoonne porttoihinne
adessive portollanne portoillanne
ablative portoltanne portoiltanne
allative portollenne portoillenne
essive porttonanne porttoinanne
translative portoksenne portoiksenne
abessive portottanne portoittanne
instructive
comitative porttoinenne

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