porcia

See also: Porcia

Old Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin portiō. Sense of "portion" first attested in 1641, while sense of "tax" first attested in 1691. Cognate with Polish porcja.

Noun

porcia f

  1. tax
    Synonym: daň
  2. portion, share
    Synonym: časť
  3. amount, quantity
    Synonyms: diel, množstvo
adjectives
  • porcijný
  • porcionálsky
  • porciovný
  • porciovský
  • porciový

Descendants

  • Pannonian Rusyn: порция (porcija, “tax; portion”)
  • Slovak: porcia (“portion”)

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “porcia”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
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