Old Irish

Noun

longphort m

1. camp, encampment, temporary stronghold
2. mansion, princely dwelling; stronghold, fortress

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• longphortach ‎(“possessing many encampments; warlike; frequenter of camps, warrior”)

Descendants

• Irish: longfort
• Scottish Gaelic: longphort

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish longphort; synchronically long ‎(“ship”) +‎ port ‎(“port”).

Noun

longphort m ‎(genitive singular longphuirt, plural longphortan)

1. seaport