Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Porta |
PortaNoun1. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "porta" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Porta \Por"ta\, noun; plural Port[ae]. [Latin expression, gate. See Port hole.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: PortaSynonyms: opening (n), orifice (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Porta |
| English words defined with "porta": porta hepatis, Portae. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "porta": Inventors Punished ♦ Sublime Port, Sublime Porte. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "porta": Porch, Porte. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Porta" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (gate), Catalan (door, gate, gateway, portal), Galician (door), Hungarian (keeper's lodge, porter's cubicle, porter's lodge), Italian (door, gate, gateway, goal, port), Latin (avenue, bring, carry, city gates, door, entrance, gate, gateway, port, portal, porter), Lombard (door), Macedonian (gate), Papiamen (door, gate, gateway, portal), Portuguese (door, exit, gate, port, way out), Portuguese Brazilian (door), Sicilian (door), Spanish (holder, port, porthole). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Cipol od porta (1972) Porta del cannone (1969) Stin porta tis kolaseos (1960) Porta un bacione a Firenze (1956) La Porta dei sogni (1955) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title | ||
References | |||
Books |
| ||
Music |
| ||
High Tech |
| ||
Consumer Goods | |||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Title page of "De aeris transmutationibus libri IV...." by Giambattista della Porta,1535?-1615. This book was published in 1614. Library call number QC859 .P67 1614. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |  | Original jacket of "De aeris transmutationibus libri IV...." by Giambattista della Porta,1535?-1615. This book was published in 1614. Library call number QC859 .P67 1614. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | Porta S. Paolo ot. Trigemina / /G. Vasi dis. e inc. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Roma. Cortile del Palazzo della Sapienza, costruito dui disegni di Giacomo della Porta / Ed. Brogi. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Ecuador | State-owned Andinatel and Pacifictel provide basic telephone services, while two private companies (Bellsouth and Porta) provide cellular telephone services. (references) |
Human Rights | Guatemala | There was no progress in the investigation into the 1999 kidnaping and murder of Edgar Ordonez Porta. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Porta" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 98.53% of the time. "Porta" is used about 68 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 98.53% | 67 | 40,952 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.47% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 68 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "porta" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Porta | Last name | 400 | 21,319 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Germany | Porta Systems AG | USA | Porta Systems Corp. |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "porta": porta hepatis. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "porta": porta-cabin, Porta-cabins, porta-potty. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
porta potty | 136 | porta system | 19 |
porta | 128 | porta potty rental | 19 |
porta bote | 90 | porta nailer | 18 |
porta potti | 56 | porta crib | 16 |
porta potties | 53 | porta retrato | 16 |
cd porta | 45 | john porta | 15 |
porta cable | 39 | cellular porta | 14 |
porta power | 33 | koss porta pro | 14 |
porta pottie | 31 | porta trace | 12 |
porta vallarta | 30 | porta serial | 12 |
porta portese | 28 | porta king | 12 |
porta boat | 28 | plata porta | 11 |
porta brace | 27 | thetford porta potti | 10 |
paralela porta | 25 | jon porta | 10 |
ecuador porta | 23 | porta bella | 10 |
la porta | 23 | porta johns | 10 |
porta viarta | 23 | porta cath | 10 |
porta a cool | 21 | porta cable tool | 9 |
porta rossa | 20 | cima porta | 9 |
phone porta | 20 | corta fogo porta | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "porta"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | skydeport (porta girevole, porta scorrevole). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | schuifdeur (porta girevole, porta scorrevole), roldeur (porta girevole, porta scorrevole). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | porte roulante (porta girevole, porta scorrevole). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Schiebetor (porta girevole, porta scorrevole), Rollponton (porta girevole, porta scorrevole). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | κυλιόμενο θυρόφραγμα (porta girevole, porta scorrevole). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | porta girevole (revolving door), por/a scorrevole (porta girevole, porta scorrevole). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ortapay puerta corredera (porta girevole, porta scorrevole). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 24, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Sofia kai ennoia agaqh en pulaiV sofwn sofoi ouk ekklinousin ek stomatoV kuriou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Excelsa stulto sapientia in porta non aperiet os suum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ful heey to the fool wisdam; in the yate he shal not openen his mouth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 24, Verse 7 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang kaalam hataas ra kaayo alang sa usa ka buang: Siya dili makabuka sa iyang baba diha sa ganghaan. |
| Chinese | 智 慧 極 高 、 非 愚 昧 人 所 能 及 、 所 以 在 城 門 內 、 不 敢 開 口 。 |
| Croatian | Previsoka je bezumnomu mudrost: zato na sudu ne otvara usta svojih! |
| Danish | Visdom er Dåren for høj, han åbner ej Munden i Porten. |
| Dutch | Alle wijsheid is voor den dwaze te hoog; hij zal in de poort zijn mond niet opendoen. |
| Finnish | Kovin on korkea hullulle viisaus, ei hän suutansa avaa portissa. |
| French | La sagesse est trop élevée pour l`insensé; Il n`ouvrira pas la bouche la porte. |
| German | Weisheit ist dem Narren zu hoch; er darf seinen Mund im Tor nicht auftun. |
| Hungarian | Magas a bolondnak a bölcseség; a kapuban nem nyitja meg az õ száját. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang bodoh tidak dapat menyelami hikmat. Ia tidak dapat berkata apa-apa kalau orang sedang membicarakan hal-hal penting. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa terlalu payah bagi orang bodoh memutuskan perselisihan, sebab itu janganlah ia membuka mulutnya dalam majelis bicara yang di pintu gerbang. |
| Italian | E' troppo alta la sapienza per lo stolto, alla porta della citt egli non potr aprir bocca. |
| Maori | ¶ He tiketike rawa te whakaaro nui mo te wairangi: e kore e kuihi tona mangai i te kuwaha. |
| Norwegian | Visdom er for høi for dåren; i byporten lukker han ikke sin munn op. |
| Portuguese | A sabedoria é alta demais para o insensato; ele não abre a sua boca na porta. |
| Rumanian | Knyelepciunea este prea knaltq pentru cel nebun: el nu va deschide gura la judecatq. - |
| Russian | дМС ЗМХ ПЗП УМЙЫЛПН ЧЩУПЛБ НХ"ТПУФШ; Х ЧПТПФ ОЕ ПФЛТПЕФ ПО ХУФ УЧПЙИ. |
| Spanish | Muy alta está la sabiduría para el insensato; en la puerta de la ciudad no abrirá su boca. |
| Swedish | Sällsynt korall är visheten för den oförnuftige, i porten kan han icke upplåta sin mun. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "porta": portabella, portabellas, portabello, portabellos, portabilities, portability, portable, portables, portably, portage, portaged, portages, portaging, portal, portaled, portals, portamenti, portamento, portamentos, portance, portances, portapack, portapacks, portapak, portapaks, portative. (additional references) | |
Words containing "porta": colportage, colportages, deportable, deportation, deportations, exportabilities, exportability, exportable, exportation, exportations, importable, importance, importances, importancies, importancy, important, importantly, importation, importations, insupportable, insupportably, nonimportation, nonimportations, reexportation, reexportations, reimportation, reimportations, reportable, reportage, reportages, supportabilities, supportability, supportable, teleportation, teleportations, transportabilities, transportability, transportable, transportation, transportational, transportations, unimportance, unimportances, unimportant, unsupportable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "porta" (pronounced 'Por"ta'): Abranchiata, Albata, Amanita, Amniota, Amrita, Annellata, Annulata, Anotta, Anta, Aorta, Aplacentata, Appendiculata, Aprocta, Argonauta, Arista, Articulata, Atlanta, Avesta, Bafta, Ballista, Baryta, Basta, Battuta, Berretta, beta, Bonetta, Brachiata, Burletta, Cantata, Carromata, Catallacta, Caudata, Cephalata, Charta, Chiretta, Chordata, Cicuta, Ciliata, Cirrobranchiata, Coaita, Codetta, Comedietta, Costa, Cotta, Craniota, Crusta, Cryptobranchiata, Cuesta, Decacerata, Deciduata. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: aport. | |
| Words within the letters "a-o-p-r-t" | |
-1 letter: atop, part, port, prao, prat, proa, rapt, rato, rota, taro, tarp, tora, trap, trop. | |
-2 letters: apt, art, oar, oat, opt, ora, ort, par, pat, pot, pro, rap, rat, rot, tao, tap, tar, top, tor. | |
-3 letters: ar, at, op, or, pa, ta, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-o-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: captor, cartop, parrot, parton, pastor, patrol, patron, portal, protea, ragtop, raptor, tarpon. | |
+2 letters: adaptor, adopter, airport, airpost, apricot, aprotic, atrophy, atropin, caltrop, captors, carport, compart, esparto, hardtop, marplot, operant, operate, outpray, overapt, parotic, parotid, parrots, parroty, partons, partook, pastors, patriot, patrols, patrons, patroon, phorate, portage, portals, portray, postwar, praetor, probate, prolate, pronate, pronota, prorate, protean, proteas, ragtops, rapport, raptors, readopt, seaport, taproom, taproot, tarpons, topiary. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 6F 72 74 61 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
|
| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
|
| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
|
| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
|
Morse Code (1836) (references).--. --- .-. - .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
|
Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101111 01110010 01110100 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P o r t a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 006F 0072 0074 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
|
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5081848667 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Names: Frequency 11. Names: Company Usage 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Bible Trace 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
