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porta.

door

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔʁ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈpɔh.tɐ]Brazil/ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/São-Paulo/ˈpɔʁ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. door

    feminine

  2. entrance

    feminine

  3. gateway

    broadly · feminine

  4. solution

    broadly · feminine

  5. port (connector of an electronic device)

    feminine

  6. synonym of veia porta

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese porta, from Latin porta, from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (“to pass through”).

adj/ˈpɔʁ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈpɔh.tɐ]Brazil/ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/São-Paulo/ˈpɔʁ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. relational adjective of veia porta

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese porta, from Latin porta, from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (“to pass through”).

verb/ˈpɔʁ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈpɔh.tɐ]Brazil/ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/São-Paulo/ˈpɔʁ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. inflection of portar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of portar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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