Old English · noun
portic
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈpor.tik/[ˈporˠ.tik]
- Syllables
- ˈpor · tik (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- porticoporchcoveredentrance
Meaning
-
porch, portico, covered entrance
Hīe restaþ bēġen on Eoferwīc ċeastre on ānum portice.
They both lie in a portico in York.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin porticus
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