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Old English · noun

port

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/port/
[porˠt]
Syllables
port (1 syllable)
Modern English
portportalharbor-townharborhavenprivilegestradingparticularly

port1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. a port, a haven (a harbor or harbor-town)

  2. a town, particularly one with special trading privileges

    ...he wolde gan ut of ðam porte...

    ...he desired to go out of the town...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of port
SingularPlural
Nominative portportas
Accusative portportas
Genitive portesporta
Dative porteportum

port2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. portal (a door or gate; an entrance)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of port
SingularPlural
Nominative portportas
Accusative portportas
Genitive portesporta
Dative porteportum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portus (“harbour, port, haven, warehouse”).

Borrowed from Latin porta (“gate, entrance, passage, door”).

Descendants

port

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