porth

See also: Porth

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔrθ/
• Rhymes: -ɔrθ

Etymology 1

Deverbal from porthi (“to support; to feed”), borrowed from Latin portō (“I carry; I bring”).

Noun

porth m or f (uncountable)

1. assistance, aid, help, succor, maintenance, support
   1. (figuratively) someone who provides aid, support, patronage, etc.
2. food, fodder, provender, forage

Derived terms

• adborth, atborth (“feedback”)
• cymorth (“help”)
• ymborth (“sustenance”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin porta (“gate, passage”).

Noun

porth m (plural pyrth or porthoedd)

1. portal, door
2. gate (of city, fort, etc.), gateway
3. porch, lobby, vestibule, portico
4. gap, pass
5. (computing) port

Etymology 3

From Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbor”).

Noun

porth m or f (plural porthau or porthoedd)

1. port, harbour, haven

   Synonym: porthladd

2. estuary
3. landing-place, ferry
4. carriage (on a ferry)

Derived terms

• porth awyr (“airport”)
• porthfeistr (“harbourmaster”)
• porthladd (“harbour”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
porth	borth	mhorth	phorth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “porth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies