Port

See also: port, PORT, pórt, port., and Port.

English

Proper noun

Port

  1. A city in Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro, after which port wine is named
  2. A surname​.

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German port, borrowed from Old French port, itself borrowed from Latin portus (“harbor”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔʁt/, [pɔɐ̯t]

Noun

Port m (genitive Portes or Ports, plural Porte)

  1. (poetic, obsolete) haven (place of safety)
  2. (obsolete) harbor, port
Declension
Declension of Port
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Port die Porte
genitive eines des Portes,
Ports		 der Porte
dative einem dem Port,
Porte1		 den Porten
accusative einen den Port die Porte
1Now uncommon, see notes
Descendants

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English port, ultimately from Latin porta (“gate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔːt/

Noun

Port m (genitive Ports, plural Ports)

  1. (computer hardware, networking) port

Declension
Declension of Port
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Port die Ports
genitive eines des Ports der Ports
dative einem dem Port den Ports
accusative einen den Port die Ports

Old English

Etymology

Back-formation from Portesmūþa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /port/

Proper noun

Port m

  1. A male given name attributed to one of the Saxon invaders of Britain, apparently in an inference from Portesmūþa.

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

References
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