פּאָרט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German port, borrowed from Old French port, itself borrowed from Latin portus (“harbor”). Sense 2 derives from English port, ultimately from Latin porta (“gate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔrt/

Noun

פּאָרט • (port) m, plural פּאָרטן (portn)

  1. port, haven, harbour
    Synonym: האַוון (havn)
  2. (computer hardware, networking) port
    Synonym: פֿאַרבינד־⁠לעכל (farbind-⁠lekhl)

Derived terms
  • אַוויאַציע־פּאָרט (avyatsye-port)
  • לופֿט־פּאָרט (luft-port)
  • פּאָרט־אַרבעטער (port-arbeter, “dockworker, longshoreman”)
  • פּאָרטשטאָט (portshtot)
  • ים־פּאָרט (yam-port, “seaport”)

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאָרט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “port”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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