porthn.

Brit.

/pɔːθ/, U.S.

/pɔrθ/

Origin: A borrowing from Cornish. Etymon: Cornish porth.

Etymology: < Cornish porth (cognate with Welsh porth (12th cent.)) < classical Latin portus port n.¹The relationship of this word (if any) with the following use in Irish English is unclear (for a similar problem compare discussion at pill n.¹; compare also Irish port < classical Latin portus port n.¹):1996 S. Moylan Lang. Kilkenny (at cited word) Porth, a small inlet or cove on a river-bank; the river-bank itself.

English regional (Cornwall).

A small bay or cove; a river bank.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [noun] > bay or gulf > small

hopec1425

docka1552

cove1590

hole1639

baylet1826

keyhole1851

porth1860

covelet1876

gunk-hole1908

1860 Times 22 Sept. 10/3 Romantic coves provincially called Porths.

1880 C. M. Mason Forty Shires 301 One of the little lovely inlets, or porths, as they are called, which break every part of the Cornish coast.

1963 R. Pearse Ports & Harbours Cornwall 85 The porths included all the coves and beaches where a small commercial fishery was carried on.

2002 Fire No. 18. 29 Down to a porth with the fishing smacks drawn up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porth
释义	porthn. Brit. /pɔːθ/, U.S. /pɔrθ/ Origin: A borrowing from Cornish. Etymon: Cornish porth. Etymology: < Cornish porth (cognate with Welsh porth (12th cent.)) < classical Latin portus port n.¹The relationship of this word (if any) with the following use in Irish English is unclear (for a similar problem compare discussion at pill n.¹; compare also Irish port < classical Latin portus port n.¹):1996 S. Moylan Lang. Kilkenny (at cited word) Porth, a small inlet or cove on a river-bank; the river-bank itself. English regional (Cornwall). A small bay or cove; a river bank. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [noun] > bay or gulf > small hopec1425 docka1552 cove1590 hole1639 baylet1826 keyhole1851 porth1860 covelet1876 gunk-hole1908 1860 Times 22 Sept. 10/3 Romantic coves provincially called Porths. 1880 C. M. Mason Forty Shires 301 One of the little lovely inlets, or porths, as they are called, which break every part of the Cornish coast. 1963 R. Pearse Ports & Harbours Cornwall 85 The porths included all the coves and beaches where a small commercial fishery was carried on. 2002 Fire No. 18. 29 Down to a porth with the fishing smacks drawn up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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