Port

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English

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Etymology 1

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Port

  1. Archaic form of Porto (A city in Portugal)
  2. A surname.

Etymology 2

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Shortened form of Portsmouth.[1]

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Port

  1. (after a qualification) University of Portsmouth, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.[2]

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Port

  1. (Australia, informal) Short for Port Macquarie.

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔrt/, [pɔʁt], [pɔɐ̯t], [pɔːt]

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German port, borrowed from Old French port, itself borrowed from Latin portus (harbor).

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Port m (strong, genitive Portes or Ports, plural Porte)

  1. (poetic, highly archaic) haven (place of safety)
  2. (obsolete) harbor, port
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Descendants
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  • Russian: порт (port)

Etymology 2

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Port m (strong, genitive Ports, no plural)

  1. Short for Portwein.

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English port, ultimately from Latin porta (gate).

Noun

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Port m (strong, genitive Ports, plural Ports)

  1. (computer hardware, networking) port
    Synonyms: Anschluss, Anschlussbuchse, Schnittstelle
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Old English

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Etymology

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Back-formation from Portesmūþa.

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Port m

  1. a male given name attributed to one of the Saxon invaders of Britain, apparently in an inference from Portesmūþa.

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