Pforte

From Middle High German pforte, from Old High German pforta, from Proto-West Germanic *portā (“portal, gateway”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfɔʁtə/, [ˈpfɔʁtə], [ˈpfɔɐ̯tə] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔʁtə/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
• Homophone: forte (nonstandard)

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1. (literary) gate, large door

   Er ging durch die Pforte in den Hof.

   He went through the gate into the yard.

2. reception area (especially in a hospital)

   Die Frau an der Pforte hat mir gesagt, in welchem Zimmer du bist.

   That woman at the reception told me which room you're in.

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