portico
portico · porticos · porticoes
портик
Portikus
A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to…A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
UK/ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/US/ˈpɔɹtɪkoʊ/
» The front has a magnificent portico.
Meaning
1 sensesA porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
Portikus
по́ртикpórtik
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
Examples
2 sentencesThe front has a magnificent portico.
Tom entered through a columned portico.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building:
Origin
From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porchFrom Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.
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Forms
plural: porticos / porticoes / porticiWord family
4 related wordsRelatedportcullis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular