longphort

Old Irish

Etymology

long (“ship”) +‎ port (“place, spot; stronghold, fortress; settlement”)

Noun

longphort m

  1. camp, encampment, temporary stronghold
  2. mansion, princely dwelling; stronghold, fortress

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • longphortach (“possessing many encampments; warlike; frequenter of camps, warrior”)

Descendants

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish longphort; synchronically long (“ship”) +‎ port (“port”).

Noun

longphort m (genitive singular longphuirt, plural longphortan)

  1. seaport
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