# portar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin portāre (“bring, carry”).

### Verb

portar (first-person singular indicative present porto, past participle portáu)
* to act (to behave in a certain way)

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan portar, from Latin portāre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [purˈta]
* IPA: (Balearic) [porˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [poɾˈtaɾ]

### Verb

portar (first-person singular present porto, first-person singular preterite portí, past participle portat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* to carry
    Porta les maletes.He carries the suitcase.
* to bring
    Porta un entrepà per a tu!Bring a sandwich with you!
* to wear
    Porto una samarreta blava.I wear a blue T-shirt.
* (reflexive) to behave, to act
    Synonyms: comportar-se, captenir-se

#### Derived terms

* emportar-se
* portejador

### References

* “portar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “portar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “portar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “portar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Franco-Provençal
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin portare

### Verb

portar (ORB, broad)
* to carry

### References

* porter in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
* portar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese portar, from Latin portāre (“bring, carry”).

### Verb

portar (first-person singular present porto, first-person singular preterite portei, past participle portado)
* to carry, bear

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### Further reading

* “portar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* “portar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ido
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

portar (present tense portas, past tense portis, future tense portos, imperative portez, conditional portus)
* to carry

#### Derived terms

* adportar

## Italian
### Verb

portar (apocopated)
* Apocopic form of portare

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

portar m
* indefinite plural of port

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan portar, from Latin portāre (“bring, carry”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

portar
* to carry
* to bring
* to wear

#### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* emportar

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese portar, from Latin portāre (“to bring, to carry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /poʁˈta(ʁ)/ [pohˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /poʁˈta(ʁ)/ [pohˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /poɾˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /poʁˈta(ʁ)/ [poχˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /poɻˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /puɾˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /puɾˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /puɾˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: por‧tar

### Verb

portar (first-person singular present porto, first-person singular preterite portei, past participle portado)
* to bear; to carry
* (reflexive) to behave
    Synonym: comportar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* porta-aviões
* porta-bagagens
* porta-bandeira
* porta-beatas
* porta-bebés
* porta-cabos
* porta-cadeia
* porta-cartas
* porta-cartões
* porta-cáustico
* porta-chapéus
* porta-chaves
* porta-clavina
* porta-copos
* porta-emendas
* porta-enxerto
* porta-escovas
* porta-espada
* porta-estandarte
* porta-fraldas
* porta-frasco
* porta-guardanapos
* porta-guião
* porta-helicópteros
* porta-joias
* porta-laços
* porta-lâmpadas
* porta-lanterna
* porta-lápis
* porta-livros
* porta-luvas
* porta-maça
* porta-machado
* porta-malas
* porta-manta
* porta-marmita
* porta-mechas
* porta-minas
* porta-mira
* porta-mitra
* porta-moedas
* porta-níqueis
* porta-novas
* porta-objeto
* porta-página
* porta-paletes
* porta-paz
* porta-penas
* porta-pneumático
* porta-rede
* porta-relógio
* porta-retratos
* porta-revistas
* porta-roda
* porta-rolos
* porta-saco
* porta-seios
* porta-serra
* porta-sonda
* porta-talas
* porta-toalhas
* porta-válvula
* porta-velas
* porta-voz

#### Related terms

* portador
* portável

## Romanian
### Etymology

From poartă +‎ -ar, or possibly from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta. Compare Aromanian purtar.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

portar m (plural portari)
* gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman, porter, door-guard
* (sports) goalkeeper, goalie

#### Derived terms

* portăreasă

#### Related terms

* poartă

#### See also

* ușier

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish portar, a foreign word borrowed in various times from Latin portāre (“bring, carry”) and from cognates in Romance languages such as Catalan portar, French porter, Italian portare; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /poɾˈtaɾ/ [poɾˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: por‧tar

### Verb

portar (first-person singular present porto, first-person singular preterite porté, past participle portado)
* to bear, to carry
    Synonyms: llevar, traer
    Portaba una maleta.He was carrying a suitcase.
    Portaba armas.She was bearing arms.
* (reflexive) to behave, to be good
    Synonyms: actuar, comportar, obrar
    Pórtate bien en la escuela.Behave in school.

#### Usage notes

* (to bear; to carry): A somewhat more formal verb. Everyday usage would usually employ llevar or traer.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* portaaeronaves
* portaaviones
* portabebés
* portacerrojo
* portacintas
* portacontenedores
* portadiscos
* portahelicópteros
* portaherramientas
* portahidroaviones
* portaminas
* portamonedas
* portapapeles
* portarse bien
* portatrajes
* portatropas
* portavasos
* portavelas
* portaviandas
* portavoz

#### Related terms

* portable
* portador
* portátil

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “portar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Further reading

* “portar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

portar
* indefinite plural of port

### Verb

portar
* present indicative of porta

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Latin portāre. Compare Italian portare.

### Verb

portar
* (transitive) to carry; to bring

#### Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.