por
Portuguese
/puɾ/, /puʁ/, /puɾ/, /poɾ/
preposition
Definitions
- for on behalf of
- for in order to obtain
- for over a period of time
- for indicates something given in an exchange
- by through the action or presence of
- by indicates the creator of a work
- by using the rules or logic of
- by in the formula “X por X” or “por Xs”, indicates a steady progression
- by; in the name of indicates an oath
- per; a; each expresses the ratio of units
- (arithmetic) by indicates a mathematical division
- through entering and then leaving, being the medium of
- around; about; near in the vicinity of
- around; about; approximately close in quantity, amount or value to
- throughout in various parts of
- for; in favour of supporting
- (in the formula “X por Y”, where X is a verb and Y the infinitive of the same verb, or of a synonym) for its own sake; without a motive
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese por inherited from Latin *por, prō (for, on behalf of, forward, as, towards, forth, in front of, like, as befitting) inherited from Old Portuguese per inherited from Latin per (through, thoroughly, very, completely, by, over, during, very much, for, perfectly, along, by means of, thorough, throughout).
Origin
Latin
per
Gloss
through, thoroughly, very, completely, by, over, during, very much, for, perfectly, along, by means of, thorough, throughout
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- per English
- per diem English
- per- English
- pro domino English
- per Finnish
- *brusiāre Latin
- *perexsuctus Latin
- *pergȳrāre Latin
- *por Latin
- per Latin
- peregre Latin
- pro Latin
- procudo Latin
- prodeo Latin
- profilius Latin
- promitto Latin
- proneptis Latin
- proponere, propono Latin
- prosemino Latin
- prout Latin
- prō Latin
- prōcūrāre Latin
- prōlongāre Latin
- pro German
- per Italian
- pro Italian
- promener French
- pergeño Spanish, Castilian
- por Spanish, Castilian
- pro Spanish, Castilian
- *per Proto-Indo-European
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- *per-, *peri Proto-Indo-European
- *peri Proto-Indo-European
- *pro- Proto-Indo-European
- per Norwegian Bokmål
- menor Portuguese
- perante Portuguese
- pormenor Portuguese
- porque Portuguese
- porquê Portuguese
- portanto Portuguese
- porventura Portuguese
- porvir Portuguese
- pró Portuguese
- que Portuguese
- quê Portuguese
- tanto Portuguese
- ventura Portuguese
- vir Portuguese
- per Norwegian Nynorsk
- pro Middle English
- par Old French
- par aval Old French
- por Old French
- purposer Old French
- per Esperanto
- per Catalan, Valencian
- perante Galician
- por Galician
- pe Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pentru Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- peste Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- primez Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- per os Translingual
- per Old Portuguese
- pera Old Portuguese
- por Old Portuguese
- pi Aromanian
- pisti Aromanian
- pri Aromanian
- pristi Aromanian
- per Asturian
- por Asturian
- par Friulian
- por Old Spanish
- pe Ligurian
- per Ladin
- pe Neapolitan
- par Istriot
- pabia Guinea-Bissau Creole
- purke Guinea-Bissau Creole
- por Fala
- pè Tarantino