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porți
gates /ˈport͡sʲ/
noun#1032 most common
Also: doors (large, exterior), goals (in football/soccer), you carry/wear (form of the verb "a purta")
Example sentences
Porțile sunt deschise.
The gates are open.
Închid porțile în fiecare seară.
I close the gates every evening.
Porțile orașului vechi sunt făcute din lemn masiv.
The gates of the old town are made of solid wood.
Trecem prin porțile parcului înainte de răsărit.
We pass through the park's gates before sunrise.
Porțile catedralei, sculptate în secolul al XV-lea, atrag mii de turiști anual.
The cathedral's gates, carved in the 15th century, attract thousands of tourists every year.
Deschiderea porților fortăreței a marcat sfârșitul asediului îndelungat.
The opening of the fortress's gates marked the end of the long siege.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | poartă | porți |
| Genitive | porții | porților |
| Accusative | poartă | porți |
| Vocative | poartă | porți |
Word family
poartăgate (singular)
portargatekeeper, goalkeeper
portițăsmall gate, loophole
portalportal, grand entrance
a purtato carry, to wear
Etymology
Porți is the plural of poartă, which descends from Latin porta, meaning gate or entrance. The word entered Romanian through everyday spoken Latin in the region, alongside related terms for passage and carrying. It kept its core sense of a large opening or barrier that controls entry.
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