portier
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See also: Portier
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch portier, from Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius.
Noun
portier m (plural portiers)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: portir
- → Papiamentu: pòrtir
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French portière.
Noun
portier n (plural portieren, diminutive portiertje n)
French
Etymology
From porte + -ier. From Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius (“porter, gatekeeper”), from Latin porta.
Pronunciation
Noun
portier m (plural portiers, feminine portière)
- gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman
- Hyponym: tourier
- (soccer) goalkeeper
- Synonym: gardien de but
Related terms
Further reading
- “portier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
portier m pers (female equivalent portierka)
Declension
Declension of portier
Derived terms
Further reading
Venetan
Etymology
Of Gallo-Romance origin; probably borrowed from French portier. Compare Italian portiere
Noun
portier m (plural portieri)
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