verbfirst conjugation
portō
portō (present infinitive portāre, perfect active portāvī, supine portātum)
Classical[ˈpɔr.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔr.to]
№ 853 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to carry, bear
[...] et prīmum pedibus tālāria nectit aurea, quae sublīmem ālīs sīve aequora suprā
… and first [Mercury] laced to his feet the golden sandals, with wings by which he can soar over either seas or land, [and] they carry him along with the swift breeze.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.239–241 - to convey, bring
- to wear
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ferō; onus umerīs portāmus.portō -āre — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter
to carry
portō -āre — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 1, 16
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ferre · Portare · Bajulare · Gerere
1. Ferre means, like φέρειν, to carry any thing portable from one place to another; portare and bajulare, like βαστάζειν, to carry a load; portare (from πορίζειν), for one’s self, or for others; bajulare, as a porter. In Cæs. B. G. i. 16. Ædui frumentum . . . . conferri, comportari, adesse dicere; conferre refers to the delivery and the contribution from several subjects to the authorities of the place; comportare, the delivery of these contributions by the authorities of the place to Cæsar. 2. Ferre, portare, and bajulare, express only an exterior relation, that of the carrier to his load, whereas gerere (ἀγείρειν) gestare, like φόρειν, an interior relation, that of the possessor to his property. As, then, bellum ferre means only either inferre bellum or tolerare, so bellum gerere has a synonymous meaning with habere, and is applicable only to the whole people, or to their sovereign, who resolved upon the war, and is in a state of war; but not to the army fighting, nor to the commander who is commissioned to conduct the war. Bellum geret populus Romanus, administrat consul, capessit miles. (i. 150.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | portō | portābam | portābō | portāvī | portāveram portāram | portāverō portārō |
| 2nd sg. | portās | portābās | portābis | portāvistī portāstī | portāverās portārās | portāveris portāris |
| 3rd sg. | portat | portābat | portābit | portāvit portāt | portāverat portārat | portāverit portārit |
| 1st pl. | portāmus | portābāmus | portābimus | portāvimus portāmus | portāverāmus portārāmus | portāverimus portārimus |
| 2nd pl. | portātis | portābātis | portābitis | portāvistis portāstis | portāverātis portārātis | portāveritis portāritis |
| 3rd pl. | portant | portābant | portābunt | portāvērunt portārunt, portāvēre | portāverant portārant | portāverint portārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | portem | portārem | portāverim portārim | portāvissem portāssem |
| 2nd sg. | portēs | portārēs | portāverīs portārīs | portāvissēs portāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | portet | portāret | portāverit portārit | portāvisset portāsset |
| 1st pl. | portēmus | portārēmus | portāverīmus portārīmus | portāvissēmus portāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | portētis | portārētis | portāverītis portārītis | portāvissētis portāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | portent | portārent | portāverint portārint | portāvissent portāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | portor | portābar | portābor |
| 2nd sg. | portāris portāre | portābāris portābāre | portāberis portābere |
| 3rd sg. | portātur | portābātur | portābitur |
| 1st pl. | portāmur | portābāmur | portābimur |
| 2nd pl. | portāminī | portābāminī | portābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | portantur | portābantur | portābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | porter | portārer |
| 2nd sg. | portēris portēre | portārēris portārēre |
| 3rd sg. | portētur | portārētur |
| 1st pl. | portēmur | portārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | portēminī | portārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | portentur | portārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | portā | portāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | portāte | portāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | portātō | portātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | portātō | portātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | portātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | portantō | portantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | portāre | portārī |
| perfect infinitive | portāvisse portāsse | portātum esse |
| future infinitive | portātūrum esse | portātum īrī |
| present participle | portāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | portātus portāta, portātā, portātae, portātam, portātārum, portātās, portātī, portātōrum, portātōs |
| future participle | portātūrus portātūra, portātūrā, portātūrae, portātūram, portātūrārum, portātūrās, portātūre, portātūrī, portātūrīs, portātūrō, portātūrōrum, portātūrōs, portātūrum | portandus |
gerundportandī, portandō, portandumsupineportātum, portātū
porto, āvi, ātum, v. freq. a. root porfor for-to, kindr. with fer-o; Sanscr. vhri, ferre,
I. to bear or carry along; to convey any thing heavy (class.; syn.: fero, gero, veho).
I. Lit.:
ferri proprie dicimus, quae quis suo corpore bajulat, portari ea, quae quis in jumento secum ducit, agi ea, quae animalia sunt, Dig. 50, 16, 235 (the foll. pass. prove that this distinction is not valid): ut id, quod agri efferant sui, quascumque velint in terras portare possint, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 9: hominem ad Baias octophoro, id. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 2: Massili portabant juvenes ad litora tanas, Enn. ap. Don. p. 1777 P. (Ann. v. 605 Vahl.): frumentum, Cic. Att. 14, 3, 1: viaticum ad hostem, id. Fam. 12, 3, 2; cf. id. Font. 5, 9: Massilium in triumpho, to conduct, id. Off. 2, 8, 28: frumentum secum, Caes. B. G. 1, 5: corpora insueta ad onera portanda, id. B. C. 1, 78: panem umeris, Hor. S. 1, 5, 90: sub alā Fasciculum librorum, id. Ep. 1, 13, 13: aliquid in suo sinu, Ov. M. 6, 338: ad modum aliquid portantium, Quint. 11, 3, 120: venter qui te portavit, Vulg. Luc. 11, 27: telum, hominis occidendi causā portare, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 1, 13, 1.—Esp. of ships, etc.: navis portat milites, Caes. B. G. 5, 23, 3: naves onerariae commeatum ab Ostiā in Hispaniam ad exercitum portantes, Liv. 22, 11, 6: commeatum exercitui, id. 32, 18, 3; 37, 23, 2 al.—II. Trop.
A. To bear, carry, bring (mostly poet.;
not in Cic.): onustum pectus porto laetitiā, Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 3: alicui tantum boni, id. Capt. 4, 2, 89; cf.: di boni, boni quid porto! Ter. And. 2, 2, 1: porto hoc jurgium Ad uxorem, id. Hec. 3, 5, 63: alicui aliquam fallaciam, id. And. 2, 6, 2: timores insolitos alicui, Prop. 1, 3, 29: preces alicujus alicui, Val. Fl. 2, 326.—With abstract subjects: nescio quid peccati portet haec purgatio, bears with it, imports, betokens, Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 12: portantia verba salutem, bringing, Ov. P. 3, 4, 1: tristitiam Tradam protervis in mare Portare ventis, Hor. C. 1, 26, 3: salutem, Sil. 9, 428.—In prose: sociis atque amicis auxilia portabant, Sall. C. 6, 5: divitias, decus, gloriam, libertatem atque patriam in dexteris portare, id. ib. 58, 7: has spes cogitationesque secum portantes, Liv. 1, 34, 10: ad conjuges liberosque laetum nuntium portabant, id. 45, 1 fin.: hic vobis bellum et pacem portamus, id. 21, 18.—B. To endure, bear, suffer (late Lat.):
dolores nostros ipse portavit, Vulg. Isa. 53, 4; id. Act. 15, 10: judicium, id. Gal. 5, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
portō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.
1 PAR-, to bear, carry, convey, take : hominem ad Baias octophoro: viaticum ad hostem: frumentum secum, Cs.: corpora insueta ad onera portanda, Cs.: sub alā Fasciculum librorum, H.: in suo sinu natos, O.: navis, quae milites portaret, had on board , Cs.: naves commeatum ab Ostiā in Hispaniam ad exercitum portantes, L.: equus ut me portet, H.—Fig., to bear, carry, bring : Di boni, boni quid porto! T.: nescio quid peccati portat haec purgatio, imports , T.: portantia verba salutem, bringing , O.: tristitiam Tradam protervis in mare Portare ventis, H.: sociis atque amicis auxilia, S.: ad coniuges laetum nuntium, L.: vobis bellum et pacem, L.
Origins
Perhaps from Proto-Italic *portāō. Alternatively, it may derive from *poritō, frequentative of Proto-Indo-European *poréyeti (“to make go through”). However, De Vaan rejects the latter explanations and supports the former. Either way, ultimately from *per- (“to go through”). Cognate with porta, portus.
Descendants
- Catalanportar
- Frenchporter
- Italianportare
- Occitanportar
- Portugueseportar
- Romanianpurta
- Romanianpurtare
- Sardinianpoltare
- Sardinianportai
- Sardinianportare