Portesmuþa

Old English

Etymology

From port (“port”) +‎ mūþ (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpor.tesˌmuː.θɑ/, [ˈporˠ.tezˌmuː.ðɑ]

Proper noun

Portesmūþa m

1. Portsmouth (a city in southern England)

Declension

Declension of Portesmuþa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Portesmuþa	—
accusative	Portesmuþan	—
genitive	Portesmuþan	—
dative	Portesmuþan	—

Descendants

• Middle English: Portesmuþe, Portesmouþe, Portesmouthe, Portsmouthe
  • English: Portsmouth
  • Scots: Portsmou
  • Yola: *Po(r)smowth(e), *Po(r)smowdh(e)