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porth
porth
Welsh
Noun
porth m, f
- assistance, aid, help, succor, maintenance, support
- (figuratively) someone who provides aid, support, patronage, etc.
- food, fodder, provender, forage
Etymology 2
From Proto-Brythonic *porθ, a borrowing from Latin porta (“gate, passage”).
Noun
porth m (plural pyrth or porthoedd)
- portal, door
- gate (of city, fort, etc.), gateway
- porch, lobby, vestibule, portico
- gap, pass
- (computing) port
Etymology 3
From Proto-Brythonic *porθ, a borrowing from Latin portus (“port, harbor”).
Noun
porth m, f (plural porthau or porthoedd)
Derived terms
- porth awyr (“airport”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| porth | borth | mhorth | phorth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “porth” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.