LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

portāticum

portāticum n (genitive portāticī)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latingate tax
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinharbor tax

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeportāticumportātica
genitiveportāticīportāticōrum
dativeportāticōportāticīs
accusativeportāticumportātica
ablativeportāticōportāticīs
vocativeportāticumportātica

Origins

Depending on the sense, either from portus (“harbour”) or porta (“gate”) + -āticum. Attested from 681 CE.

Descendants
  • Italianportatico
  • Spanishportazgofrom Old Spanish portadgo
  • Galicianportádego
  • Galicianportádigo
  • Old Frenchportage
  • Asturianportalgufrom Old Leonese portalgo

In English words that came into English from portāticum

  • portageportāticum

Quick answers

What does portāticum mean in Latin?
portāticum, a noun, means “gate tax; harbor tax”.
What is the genitive of portāticum?
The genitive singular is portāticī. portāticum is neuter, second declension.