English

Proper noun

Horta

1. a municipality and city in the Faial island of the Azores

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

• Hortānum

Etymology

Maybe from Etruscan 𐌇𐌖𐌓𐌕𐌀 ‎(hurta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhor.ta/, [ˈhɔr.ta]

Proper noun

Horta f ‎(genitive Hortae); first declension

1. a town in Etruria, situated on the right bank of the Tiber, now Orte

Declension

First declension.

Derived terms

• Hortānus

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Horta”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Horta in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾtɐ/
• Homophone: horta

Proper noun

Horta f

1. Horta (a city and municipality in Faial, Azores, Portugal)

Proper noun

Horta m f

1. A surname​.

Related terms

• hortense

Catalan

Noun

horta f ‎(plural hortes)

1. garden, market garden, vegetable garden

Related terms

• hort

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese orta, from orto, from Latin hortus ‎(“garden”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰortós ‎(“enclosure”), from *ǵʰer- ‎(“to enclose”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾtɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔχtɐ/, /ˈɔɾtɐ/
• Homophone: Horta

Noun

horta f (plural hortas)

1. kitchen garden (garden for growing fruit, vegetables and/or herbs)

Synonyms

• horto, quintal

Derived terms

• hortinha, hortazinha, hortejo (diminutives)

Related terms

Verb

horta

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of hortar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of hortar