porcia

See also: Porcia

Old Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin portiō. Sense of "portion" first attested in 1641, while sense of "tax" first attested in 1691. Cognate with Polish porcja.

Noun

porcia f

1. tax

   Synonym: daň

2. portion, share

   Synonym: časť

3. amount, quantity

   Synonyms: diel, množstvo

Related terms

(adjectives):

• porcijný
• porcionálsky
• porciovný
• porciovský
• porciový

Descendants

• Pannonian Rusyn: порция (porcija, “tax; portion”)
• Slovak: porcia (“portion”)

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “porcia”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC