portier

See also: Portier

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔrˈtiːr/
  • Hyphenation: por‧tier
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch portier, from Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius.

Noun

portier m (plural portiers)

  1. doorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper
Descendants
  • Indonesian: portir
  • Papiamentu: pòrtir

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French portière.

Noun

portier n (plural portieren, diminutive portiertje n)

  1. a door of a vehicle, especially of a car or a coach

French

Etymology

From porte +‎ -ier. From Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius (porter, gatekeeper), from Latin porta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.tje/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

portier m (plural portiers, feminine portière)

  1. gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman
    Hyponym: tourier
  2. (soccer) goalkeeper
    Synonym: gardien de but

Further reading

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French portier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔr.tjɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtjɛr
  • Syllabification: por‧tier

Noun

portier m pers (female equivalent portierka)

  1. doorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • portier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • portier in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian portiere.

Noun

portier m (plural portieri)

  1. (obsolete) doorman

Declension

Declension of portier
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative portier portierul portieri portierii
genitive-dative portier portierului portieri portierilor
vocative portierule portierilor

References

  • portier in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Venetan

Etymology

Of Gallo-Romance origin; probably borrowed from French portier. Compare Italian portiere

Noun

portier m (plural portieri)

  1. gatekeeper, doorman
  2. (soccer) goalkeeper