porther

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *porθọr, equivalent to porth (“entrance, gate”) +‎ -er. Cognate with Welsh porthor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹθɛɹ/

Noun

porther m (plural porthoryon)

1. porter, gatekeeper, janitor

Coordinate terms

• porthores f

Derived terms

• porthorji (“gatehouse”)

Mutation

Mutation of porther

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
porther	borther	forther	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English porter, from Anglo-Norman porter, portour, from Late Latin portātor, portātōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔrt̪ər/

Noun

porther

1. porter

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 62