portus
vgl. Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz (“ford”). Cognate with Old Frisian ford, Old Saxon ford and Old Dutch ford, Old High German furt.
From Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Cognates include Northern Kurdish pir(“bridge”), Russian пере́ть (perétʹ, “push forward”), Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth, fjord”) and Old English ford (English ford). See also porta.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɔr.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɔr.t̪us]
- Homophone: Portus
Noun
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portus
portus m (genitive portūs); fourth declension
- harbor, port
- haven, refuge, asylum, retreat
- warehouse
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | portus | portūs |
| genitive | portūs | portuum |
| dative | portuī | portibus |
| accusative | portum | portūs |
| ablative | portū | portibus |
| vocative | portus | portūs |