Latin Word of the Day
porta
POR-ta • noun (feminine) — 17th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: gate; door; entrance
Examples
- Porta urbis magna erat.
(The city's gate was large.) - Per portam ambulamus.
(We are walking through the gate.) - Porta saepius clausa est propter hostes.
(The gate was often closed because of enemies.)
Synonyms
- ianua
- ostium
Porta commonly refers to a gate (especially a city gate or large entrance) or a door/entrance in general. It is used in both literal senses (entering or defending a gate) and figurative senses (a 'gateway' to something). In classical Latin it is a first-declension feminine noun: porta, portae.
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