פּאָרט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German port, borrowed from Old French port, itself borrowed from Latin portus (“harbor”). Sense 2 derives from English port, ultimately from Latin porta (“gate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔrt/

Noun

פּאָרט • (port) m, plural פּאָרטן (portn)

1. port, haven, harbour

   Synonym: האַוון (havn)

2. (computer hardware, networking) port

   Synonym: פֿאַרבינד־⁠לעכל (farbind-⁠lekhl)

Derived terms

• אַוויאַציע־פּאָרט (avyatsye-port)
• לופֿט־פּאָרט (luft-port)
• פּאָרט־אַרבעטער (port-arbeter, “dockworker, longshoreman”)
• פּאָרטשטאָט (portshtot)
• ים־פּאָרט (yam-port, “seaport”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאָרט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “port”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN