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porth.

assistance, aid, help, succor, maintenance, support

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔrθ/
  1. assistance, aid, help, succor, maintenance, support

    feminine · masculine · uncountable
  2. assistance, aid, help, succor, maintenance, support someone who provides aid, support, patronage, etc.

    feminine · figuratively · masculine · uncountable
  3. food, fodder, provender, forage

    feminine · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from porthi (“to support; to feed”), borrowed from Latin portō (“to carry; to bring”).

noun/pɔrθ/
  1. portal, door

    masculine
  2. gate (of city, fort, etc.), gateway

    masculine
  3. porch, lobby, vestibule, portico

    masculine
  4. gap, pass

    masculine
  5. port

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh porth, from Old Welsh porth, from Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin porta (“gate, passage”).

noun/pɔrθ/
  1. port, harbour, haven

    feminine · masculine
  2. estuary

    feminine · masculine
  3. landing-place, ferry

    feminine · masculine
  4. carriage (on a ferry)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh porth, from Old Welsh porth, from Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbor”).

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