portilo

Esperanto

Etymology

From porti (“to carry”) +‎ -ilo (“tool”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [porˈtilo]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: por‧ti‧lo

Noun

portilo (accusative singular portilon, plural portiloj, accusative plural portilojn)

  1. litter (platform designed to carry a person or load)
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 6, in La Faraono, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      La faraono malrapide eliris el la portilo, momenton rigardis la ĉeestantojn, kaj poste sidiĝinte sur la trono fiksis la okulojn sur la kornico de l' salono, kie estis pentrita roza globo kun bluaj flugiloj kaj verdaj serpentoj.
      The Pharaoh slowly came out of the litter, looked for a moment at the people present, and then, sitting down on the throne, fixed his eyes on the cornice of the parlor, where was painted a pink globe with blue wings and green serpents.
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