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Pforte.

gate, large door

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpfɔʁtə/[ˈpfɔʁtə][ˈpfɔɐ̯tə]standard/ˈfɔʁtə/

  1. gate, large door

    feminine · literary
    Er ging durch die Pforte in den Hof.

  2. reception area (especially in a hospital)

    feminine
    Die Frau an der Pforte hat mir gesagt, in welchem Zimmer du bist.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German pforte, from Old High German pforta, from Proto-West Germanic *portā (“portal, gateway”), from Latin porta (“gateway, passage”).

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