portarius

Latin

Etymology

Late and Medieval Latin. From porta +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /porˈtaː.ri.us/, [pɔrˈtaː.ri.ʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /porˈta.ri.us/, [porˈtaː.ri.us]

Noun

portārius m (genitive portāriī); second declension

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	portārius	portāriī
Genitive	portāriī	portāriōrum
Dative	portāriō	portāriīs
Accusative	portārium	portāriōs
Ablative	portāriō	portāriīs
Vocative	portārie	portāriī

Descendants

Aromanian: purtar
Asturian: porteru
Catalan: porter
English: porter
Middle French: portier
- French: portier
- → Italian: portiere
- → Venetian: portier

Occitan: portièr
Old Portuguese: porteyro
- Galician: porteiro
- Portuguese: porteiro
Romanian: portar
Spanish: portero

References

portarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
portarius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
portarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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