porther

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *porθọr, equivalent to porth (“entrance, gate”) +‎ -er. Cognate with Welsh porthor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹθɛɹ/

Noun

porther m (plural porthoryon)

  1. porter, gatekeeper, janitor

Coordinate terms

  • porthores f

Derived terms

  • porthorji (“gatehouse”)

Mutation

Mutation of porther
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
porther borther forther unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English porter, from Anglo-Norman porter, portour, from Late Latin portātor, portātōrem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔrt̪ər/

Noun

porther

  1. porter

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 62
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