port

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See also: Port, PORT, pórt, port., Port., pört, and pôrt

English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

The old port of Dubrovnik

From Old English port, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”) (and thus distantly cognate with ford). The directional sense, attested since at least the 1500s, derives from ancient vessels with the steering oar on the right (see etymology of starboard), which therefore had to moor with their left sides facing the dock or wharf.

Noun[edit]

port (countable and uncountable, plural ports)

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  1. A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
    Synonyms: harbour, haven
    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
      peering in maps for ports and piers and roads
    • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
      From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
  2. A town or city containing such a place, a port city.
    Synonyms: harbour city, harbour town, port city
  3. (nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
    Synonyms: backboard, larboard, leeboard, left
    Antonym: starboard
  4. (rowing) A sweep rower that primarily rows with an oar on the port side.
    Each eight has four ports and four starboards.
Hyponyms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
  • → Hindi: पोर्ट (porṭ)
  • → Russian: порт (port)
  • → Thai: พอร์ต (pɔ̂ɔt)
Translations[edit]
See port/translations § Etymology 1: Noun.

Adjective[edit]

port (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
    on the port side
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
See port/translations § Etymology 1: Adjective.

Verb[edit]

port (third-person singular simple present ports, present participle porting, simple past and past participle ported)

  1. (nautical, transitive, chiefly imperative) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
    Port your helm!
Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from the Old English port, from the Latin porta (“passage, gate”), reinforced by the Old French porte. Doublet of porta.

Noun[edit]

port (plural ports)

  1. (now Scotland, historical) An entryway or gate.
    • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, book X:
      And whan he cam to the porte of the pavelon, Sir Palomydes seyde an hyghe, ‘Where art thou, Sir Trystram de Lyones?’
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.1:
      Long were it to describe the goodly frame, / And stately port of Castle Joyeous […] .
    • 1623, Shakespeare, Coriolanus, V.vi:
      Him I accuse / The city ports by this hath enter'd
    • 1667, Milton, Paradise Lost, book IV:
      And from their ivory port the Cherubim, / Forth issuing at the accustomed hour
  2. An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.
    • c. 1615, Sir W. Raleigh, A Discourse of the Invention of Ships, Anchors, Compass […] :
      […] her ports being within sixteen inches of the water […]
  3. (medicine) A small medical appliance installed beneath the skin, connected to a vein by a catheter, and used to inject drugs or to draw blood samples.
  4. (curling, bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.
  5. An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.
  6. (computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port (hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  7. (computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
See port/translations § Etymology 2: Noun.

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old French porter, from Latin portāre (“carry”). Akin to transport, portable.

Verb[edit]

port (third-person singular simple present ports, present participle porting, simple past and past participle ported)

  1. To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.
    • 1662, Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England:
      They are easily ported by boat into other shires.
  2. (military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.
    Port arms!
  3. (computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform. Porting (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  4. (telephony, transitive) To carry or transfer (an existing telephone number) from one telephone service provider to another.
    • 2011, Stephen P. Olejniczak, Telecom For Dummies (page 131)
      If you submit a request to port a number, and you list the name on the account as Bob Smith, but your local carrier has the number listed under your wife's name Mary Mahoney, the porting request is rejected.
  5. (US, government and law) To transfer a voucher or subsidy from one jurisdiction to another.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
See port/translations § Etymology 3: Verb.

Noun[edit]

port (plural ports)

  1. Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.
  2. (archaic) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.
    • late 14th c., Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in Canterbury Tales, line 69:
      And of his port as meeke as is a mayde.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iii:
      Those same with stately grace, and princely port / She taught to tread, when she her selfe would grace […]
    • a. 1717 (date written)​, Robert South, “(please specify the sermon number)”, in Five Additional Volumes of Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], volume (please specify |volume=VII to XI), London: […] Charles Bathurst, […], published 1744, →OCLC:
      the necessities of pomp, grandeur, and a suitable port in the world
    • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, Olympia Press:
      For the port, the voice, the smell, the hairdress, were seldom the same, from one day to the next, […]
  3. (military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.
  4. (computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
    Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system.
    The latest port of the database software is the worst since we made the changeover.
  5. (computing, BSD) A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.
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Etymology 4[edit]

Named from Portuguese Porto, a city in Portugal where the wines were originally shipped from.

Noun[edit]

port (countable and uncountable, plural ports)

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  1. A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.
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Etymology 5[edit]

Abbreviation of portmanteau.

Noun[edit]

port (plural ports)

  1. (Australia) A suitcase or schoolbag.
    • 1964, George Johnston, My Brother Jack:
      No, she just paid up proper-like t' the end of the week, an' orf she went with 'er port, down t' the station, I suppose.
    • 2001, Sally de Dear, The House on Pig Island‎[1], page 8:
      As they left the classroom, Jennifer pointed at the shelves lining the veranda. “Put your port in there.”
      “What?” asked Penny.
      “Your port - your school bag, silly. It goes in there.”
    • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 53:
      How do you think the cane toads got into this pristine environment? Joseph Midnight brought them in his port from Townsville, smuggled them in, not that anyone was there to stop him.

Etymology 6[edit]

Abbreviation of portfolio.

Noun[edit]

port (plural ports)

  1. (informal) The portfolio of a model or artist.
    • 2011, Debbie Rose Myers, The Graphic Designer's Guide to Portfolio Design (page 53)
      This is a logical way to order your work, but use it only if you're confident the first piece in your port is a strong one. Also note that this style of arrangement works best if all the pieces are in the same category.

Anagrams[edit]

Albanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

port m (indefinite plural porte, definite singular porti, definite plural portet)

  1. port, harbor

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Catalan port, from Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from *per- (“to go forth, to cross”).

Noun[edit]

port m (plural ports)

  1. port, harbour
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Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From portar.

Noun[edit]

port m (plural ports)

  1. (rare or archaic) The action of carrying something from one place to another.
  2. (rare) The volume a boat or another vehicle can carry.

References[edit]

Chinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English report.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

port

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, transitive, colloquial) to file a complaint against; to report

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse portr m, port n, borrowed via Old English port m (“gate”) from Latin porta. Compare also German Pforte.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːˀrt/, [ˈpʰoɐ̯ˀd̥]

Noun[edit]

port c (singular definite porten, plural indefinite porte)

  1. gate
  2. gateway

Inflection[edit]

Declension of port
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative port porten porte portene
genitive ports portens portes portenes

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French port.

Noun[edit]

port m or n (plural porten)

  1. postage
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English port, from port wine. Named for Portuguese Porto, a city in Portugal where the wines were originally shipped from.

Noun[edit]

port m (uncountable, diminutive portje n)

  1. (a glass of) port, port wine, Porto

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

port

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of porren
  2. (archaic) plural imperative of porren

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old French port, borrowed from Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from *per- (“to go forth, to cross”).

Noun[edit]

port m (plural ports)

  1. port, harbour
  2. port, harbour city
  3. refuge
  4. transport
  5. postage
  6. stature, way of carrying oneself
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Deverbal of porter. Ultimately from the same source as etymology 1 above.

Noun[edit]

port m (plural ports)

  1. wearing (act of wearing something)

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

port (plural portok)

  1. (computing) port
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative port portok
accusative portot portokat
dative portnak portoknak
instrumental porttal portokkal
causal-final portért portokért
translative porttá portokká
terminative portig portokig
essive-formal portként portokként
essive-modal — —
inessive portban portokban
superessive porton portokon
adessive portnál portoknál
illative portba portokba
sublative portra portokra
allative porthoz portokhoz
elative portból portokból
delative portról portokról
ablative porttól portoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		porté portoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		portéi portokéi
Possessive forms of port
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. portom portjaim
2nd person sing. portod portjaid
3rd person sing. portja portjai
1st person plural portunk portjaink
2nd person plural portotok portjaitok
3rd person plural portjuk portjaik

Etymology 2[edit]

por +‎ -t

Noun[edit]

port

  1. accusative singular of por

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin porta.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

port n (genitive singular ports, nominative plural port)

  1. gate, gateway, entryway

Declension[edit]

declension of port
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative port portið port portin
accusative port portið port portin
dative porti portinu portum portunum
genitive ports portsins porta portanna

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Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

port m (genitive singular poirt, nominative plural poirt)

  1. (music) tune
    Is buaine port ná glór na n-éan; is buaine focal ná toice an tsaoil. (proverb)
    A tune is more lasting than the song of birds; a word is more lasting than the wealth of the world.
  2. jig (dance)
Declension[edit]
Declension of port

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative port poirt
Vocative a phoirt a phorta
Genitive poirt port
Dative port poirt

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an port na poirt
Genitive an phoirt na bport
Dative leis an bport

don phort

leis na poirt

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish port (“bank, shore (of river or sea); landing-place, haven; bank, mound, entrenchment; place, spot, locality; stead, abode; stronghold, fortress”), borrowed from Latin portus (“harbour, port; haven, refuge, asylum, retreat”).

Noun[edit]

port m (genitive singular poirt, nominative plural poirt)

  1. landing-place
  2. harbor, port
  3. bank (of river, etc.)
  4. mound, embankment
  5. refuge, haven, resort
  6. stopping-place
  7. place, locality
  8. fortified place, stronghold
  9. occupied place, seat, centre
Declension[edit]
Declension of port

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative port poirt
Vocative a phoirt a phorta
Genitive poirt port
Dative port poirt

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an port na poirt
Genitive an phoirt na bport
Dative leis an bport

don phort

leis na poirt

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
port phort bport
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

Ladin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin portus.

Noun[edit]

port m (plural porc)

  1. port, harbour

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sicilian portu, from Latin portus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

port m (plural portijiet)

  1. harbour, port
    Synonym: (archaic) marsa

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French port, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbour”).

Noun[edit]

port m (plural ports)

  1. (Jersey) harbour, port
    Synonyms: caûchie, hâvre

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Danish port, from late Old Norse portr m, port n, ultimately from Latin porta f.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

port m (definite singular porten, indefinite plural porter, definite plural portene)

  1. a gate
  2. (computing) port (logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred)
  3. (computing) port (female connector of an electronic device)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Norwegian portr m, from late Old Norse port n, ultimately from Latin porta f.

Noun[edit]

port m (definite singular porten, indefinite plural portar, definite plural portane)

  1. a gate
  2. (computing) port (logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred)
  3. (computing) port (female connector of an electronic device)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin portus (“harbour, port, haven, warehouse”).

Noun[edit]

port m

  1. a port, a haven (a harbor or harbor-town)
  2. a town, particularly one with special trading privileges
Declension[edit]
Declension of port (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative port portas
accusative port portas
genitive portes porta
dative porte portum
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin porta (“gate, entrance, passage, door”).

Noun[edit]

port m

  1. portal (a door or gate; an entrance)
Declension[edit]
Declension of port (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative port portas
accusative port portas
genitive portes porta
dative porte portum
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin portus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

port m (oblique plural porz or portz, nominative singular porz or portz, nominative plural port)

  1. port (for watercraft)
    • circa 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland:
      As porz d'Espaigne en est passet Rollant
      Roland went to the ports of Spain

Descendants[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin portus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

port m (genitive puirt, nominative plural puirt)

  1. place
  2. shore

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative port portL puirtL
Vocative puirt portL portuH
Accusative portN portL portuH
Genitive puirtL port portN
Dative purtL portaib portaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
port phort
or unchanged 		port
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Ultimately borrowed from Latin portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Compare French and English port. Doublet of fiord (“fjord”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

port m inan

  1. port, harbour (area for ships)
  2. port, a town or city containing such a place

Declension[edit]

Declension of port
singular plural
nominative port porty
genitive portu portów
dative portowi portom
accusative port porty
instrumental portem portami
locative porcie portach
vocative porcie porty

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

noun

Further reading[edit]

  • port in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • port in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French port, Italian porto, Latin portus.

Noun[edit]

port n (plural porturi)

  1. port (town with port)
Declension[edit]
Declension of port
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) port portul (niște) porturi porturile
genitive/dative (unui) port portului (unor) porturi porturilor
vocative portule porturilor
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

port

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of purta

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

port m (genitive singular puirt, plural puirt or portan)

  1. tune
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish port (“bank, shore (of river or sea); landing-place, haven; bank, mound, entrenchment; place, spot, locality; stead, abode; stronghold, fortress”), ultimately from Latin portus (“harbour, port; haven, refuge, asylum, retreat”).

Noun[edit]

port m (genitive singular puirt, plural puirt or portan)

  1. port, harbour
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
port phort
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

An entrance leading to the stairwell of an apartment building.
The castle gate of Malmö Castle.

Etymology 1[edit]

From late Old Norse port n, portr m, from Latin porta f. Computing sense a semantic loan from English.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

port c

  1. a larger entrance
    1. a door leading into a larger building, e.g. an apartment building
      Jag är vid porten, kan du öppna?
      I'm by the door, can you buzz me in?
    2. a doorway
    3. a gate
    4. a portal
  2. (computing) a port (logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred)
Declension[edit]
Declension of port 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative port porten portar portarna
Genitive ports portens portars portarnas
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of portvin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

port ?

  1. Clipping of portvin (“port wine”).
    Synonym: porto (obsolete)

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English port.

Noun[edit]

port (definite accusative portu, plural portlar)

  1. (computer hardware, networking) port

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative port
Definite accusative portu
Singular Plural
Nominative port portlar
Definite accusative portu portları
Dative porta portlara
Locative portta portlarda
Ablative porttan portlardan
Genitive portun portların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular portum portlarım
2nd singular portun portların
3rd singular portu portları
1st plural portumuz portlarımız
2nd plural portunuz portlarınız
3rd plural portları portları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular portumu portlarımı
2nd singular portunu portlarını
3rd singular portunu portlarını
1st plural portumuzu portlarımızı
2nd plural portunuzu portlarınızı
3rd plural portlarını portlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular portuma portlarıma
2nd singular portuna portlarına
3rd singular portuna portlarına
1st plural portumuza portlarımıza
2nd plural portunuza portlarınıza
3rd plural portlarına portlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular portumda portlarımda
2nd singular portunda portlarında
3rd singular portunda portlarında
1st plural portumuzda portlarımızda
2nd plural portunuzda portlarınızda
3rd plural portlarında portlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular portumdan portlarımdan
2nd singular portundan portlarından
3rd singular portundan portlarından
1st plural portumuzdan portlarımızdan
2nd plural portunuzdan portlarınızdan
3rd plural portlarından portlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular portumun portlarımın
2nd singular portunun portlarının
3rd singular portunun portlarının
1st plural portumuzun portlarımızın
2nd plural portunuzun portlarınızın
3rd plural portlarının portlarının
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