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Appendix:Variations of "port"
English
Pronunciation
en /pɔːt/ RP
en /pɔɹt/ GA
en /po(ː)ɹt/ rhotic,non-horse-hoarse
en /poət/ non-rhotic,non-horse-hoarse
en En-us-port.ogg GA
en En-au-port.ogg AU
en ɔː(ɹ)t 1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
en @archaic form of:Porto city c/Portugal.
en.
Etymology 2
Shortened form of en Portsmouth.Oxford University Calendar Style Guide 2015, page 4.
Proper noun
en after a qualification University of Portsmouth, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.Oxford University Calendar Style Guide 2015, page 14.
Etymology 3
en Port Adelaide.
Proper noun
en Australian rules football informal en w:Port Adelaide Football Club.
Etymology 4
en Port Macquarie.
Proper noun
en NSW informal en Port Macquarie.
Etymology 5
thumb|right|1909 map showing modern-day São Tomé and Príncipe as a possession of Portugal
Shortened form of en Portugal
Proper noun
Portugal, used on maps to indicate territories or possessions
References
Anagrams
en oprt -trop- Prot. prot- torp trop trop- trop.
en post-nominal letters denoting institutions
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Portová
cs m
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
de /pɔrt/ [pɔʁt] [pɔɐ̯t] [pɔːt]
de De-Port.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gmh port, borrowed from de fro port, itself borrowed from de la portus harbor.
Noun
m,(e)s
de poetic highly _ archaic haven place of safety
de obsolete harbor, port
Declension
m,(e)s
Descendants
be порт 1 1
bg по́рт 1 1
ru порт 1 1
uk порт 1 1
Etymology 2
Noun
m,s.sg
de Portwein
Etymology 3
de en port, ultimately from de la porta gate.
Noun
m,,s
de computer hardware networking port
de Anschluss Anschlussbuchse Schnittstelle
Declension
m,,s
Old English
Etymology
ang Portesmūþa.
Pronunciation
Port
Proper noun
m
ang male; attributed to one of the Saxon invaders of Britain, apparently in an inference from ang Portesmūþa
Declension
Port Port *Portes *Porte
Further reading
Port