Portier

See also: portier

English

Etymology

French Portier

Proper noun

Portier (plural Portiers)

1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Porter.

Translations

Translations

• French: Portier (fr)

French

Etymology

From portier, from porte+-ier.

Proper noun

Portier ?

1. a surname, Portier, originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Porter

Descendants

• English: Portier
• → Chinese: → 波爾捷／波尔捷 (Bō'ěrjié) (transliteration)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French portier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔʁˈti̯eː/
• (Austria) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔʁˈtiːɐ̯/

• Audio:

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Noun

Portier m (strong, genitive Portiers, plural Portiers or Portiere, feminine Portierin or Portiersfrau)

1. doorman, porter

   Synonyms: Pförtner, Türsteher, Hotelpage

Declension

Declension of Portier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Portier	die	Portiers, Portiere
genitive	eines	des	Portiers	der	Portiers, Portiere
dative	einem	dem	Portier	den	Portiers, Portieren
accusative	einen	den	Portier	die	Portiers, Portiere

Further reading

• “Portier” in Duden online
• “Portier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French portier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poʀˈtjeː/

Noun

Portier m (plural Portieren)

1. porter, doorman