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Webster 1913 Edition


Porte

Porte

,
Noun.
[F.
porte
a gate, L.
porta
. See
Port
a gate.]
The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the
Sublime Porte
, from the gate (port) of the sultan’s palace at which justice was administered.

Webster 1828 Edition


Porte

PORTE

,
Noun.
The Ottoman court, so called from the gate of the Sultan's palace where justice is administered; as the Sublime Porte.

Definition 2024


Porte

Porte

See also: porte, porté, and portë

English

Proper noun

Porte

  1. (historical) The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire.

porte

porte

See also: Porte, porté, and portë

Asturian

Verb

porte

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of portar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of portar

Danish

Noun

porte c

  1. plural indefinite of port

French

Etymology

Latin porta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁt/

Noun

porte f (plural portes)

  1. door
  2. gate (to a city, at airport)
  3. (figuratively) gateway, means, door

Derived terms

See also

Verb

porte

  1. first-person singular present indicative of porter
  2. third-person singular present indicative of porter
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of porter
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of porter
  5. second-person singular imperative of porter

Anagrams


Galician

Verb

porte

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of portar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of portar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔrte

Noun

porte f

  1. plural of porta

Derived terms

Verb

porte

  1. feminine plural past participle of porgere

Anagrams


Ladin

Verb

porte

  1. first-person singular present indicative of porter
  2. first-person singular present subjunctive of porter
  3. third-person singular present subjunctive of porter
  4. third-person plural present subjunctive of porter

Middle French

Etymology 1

Old French porte < Latin porta.

Noun

porte f (plural portes)

  1. door

Etymology 2

See porter

Verb

porte

  1. first-person singular present indicative of porter
  2. third-person singular present indicative of porter
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of porter
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of porter
  5. second-person singular imperative of porter

Norman

Etymology

Old French porte < Latin porta.

Pronunciation

Noun

porte f (plural portes)

  1. (Jersey) door

Novial

Noun

porte (plural portes)

  1. door

Old French

Etymology

Latin porta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔr.tə/

Noun

porte f (oblique plural portes, nominative singular porte, nominative plural portes)

  1. door

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from portar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: por‧te

Noun

porte m (plural portes)

  1. postage (the charge for posting an item)
  2. carrying, possession
    Portugal descriminou o porte de drogas para uso pessoal.
    Portugal has decriminalized the possession of drugs for personal use.
  3. size
    Um homen de porte médio.
    A medium-sized man.
  4. posture
  5. capacity

Synonyms

Verb

porte

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of portar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of portar
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of portar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of portar

Spanish

Noun

porte m (plural portes)

  1. carriage, carrying
    "Prohibe porte de armas" "Carrying of arms is prohibited"

Related terms

Verb

porte

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of portar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of portar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of portar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of portar.