porticus

Meaning

1. (declension-4, feminine) colonnade, arcade
2. (declension-4, feminine) portico, porch

Concepts

portico

Synonyms

ambulātiō

Translations

portique

porticato

portico

pronao

portiek

pórtico

Portikus

pórtico

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpɔr.tɪ.kʊs]

Etymology

From porta (“gate, entrance”) + -icus. The expected form would be first declension *portica, porticae or, second declension *porticus, porticī; compare manica and pedica. The ending might have been influenced by fourth declension domus and/or portus as well as by Ancient Greek στοά f (stoá).