Portus
See also: portus
English
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Portus, presumably from portus (“harbour, port”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Portus
- (historical, Roman Empire) A large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome, situated on the north bank of the mouth of the River Tiber, established and enlarged (respectively) by the Emperors Claudius (10 BC–AD 54) and Trajan (AD 53–117), and connected to the Pons Aemilius of Rome by the Via Portuensis.
Translations
large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
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Latin
Etymology
Presumably a use as a proper noun of the common noun portus (“harbour”, “port”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpor.tus/, [ˈpɔrt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.tus/, [ˈpɔrt̪us]
- Homophone: portus
Proper noun
Portus m sg (genitive Portūs); fourth declension
- (more fully “Portus Ostiēnsis Augustī” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”) Portus (large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome)
Declension
Fourth-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Portus |
Genitive | Portūs |
Dative | Portuī |
Accusative | Portum |
Ablative | Portū |
Vocative | Portus |
Locative | Portū |
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