Portus
See also: portus
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Latin Portus, presumably from portus (“harbour, port”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːtəs/
Proper noun
[edit]Portus
- (historical) A large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome, situated on the north bank of the mouth of the River Tiber, established and enlarged (respectively) by the Emperors Claudius (10 BC–AD 54) and Trajan (AD 53–117), and connected to the Pons Aemilius of Rome by the Via Portuensis.
Translations
[edit]large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Presumably a use as a proper noun of the common noun portus (“harbour”, “port”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpor.tus/, [ˈpɔrt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.tus/, [ˈpɔrt̪us]
- Homophone: portus
Proper noun
[edit]Portus m sg (genitive Portūs); fourth declension
- (more fully “Portus Ostiēnsis Augustī” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”) Portus (large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome)
Declension
[edit]Fourth-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Portus |
| genitive | Portūs |
| dative | Portuī |
| accusative | Portum |
| ablative | Portū |
| vocative | Portus |
| locative | Portū |
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