portier

See also: Portier

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔrˈtiːr/
• Hyphenation: por‧tier

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• Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch portier, from Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius.

Noun

portier m (plural portiers)

1. doorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper

Descendants

• → Indonesian: portir
• → Papiamentu: pòrtir

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French portière.

Noun

portier n (plural portieren, diminutive portiertje n)

1. A door of a vehicle, especially of a car or a coach.

French

Etymology

porte +‎ -ier. From Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius (“porter, gatekeeper”), from Latin porta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.tje/

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Noun

portier m (plural portiers, feminine portière)

1. gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman
2. (soccer) goalkeeper

   Synonym: gardien de but

Related terms

• porte

Further reading

• “portier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Pierrot

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French portier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔr.tjɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrtjɛr
• Syllabification: por‧tier

Noun

portier m pers (feminine portierka)

1. doorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper

Declension

Declension of portier

	singular	plural
nominative	portier	portierzy
genitive	portiera	portierów
dative	portierowi	portierom
accusative	portiera	portierów
instrumental	portierem	portierami
locative	portierze	portierach
vocative	portierze	portierzy

Derived terms

• portiernia

 

Further reading

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

Venetian

Etymology

Of Gallo-Romance origin; probably borrowed from French portier. Compare Italian portiere

Noun

portier m (plural portieri)

1. gatekeeper, doorman
2. (soccer) goalkeeper