portuo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English portFrench portItalian portoRussian порт (port)Spanish puerto. The extra -u- (from Italian portuale and Latin portus) was added to distinguish the word from portar and pordo. Decision no. 20, Progreso II.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpor.two/, /ˈpɔɾ.twɔ/

Noun

portuo (plural portui)

  1. port, harbour
  2. (figuratively) place of shelter

Derived terms

  • aeroportuo (airport, airfield, aerodrome, aeroport)
  • portuo-oficiro ((naval) harbourmaster)
  • portuo-oficisto ((civil) harbourmaster)
  • portuopago / portuotaxo (harbour dues)

References

  • Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 91, 705