Meaning
port, harbour/harbor
In a sentence
Il porto è pieno di barche oggi.
The port is full of boats today.
Sei già arrivato al porto?
Have you already arrived at the port?
Ieri non siamo passati dal porto.
Yesterday we didn't go by the port.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| porto | masculine · singular |
| porti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use porto for a seaport. For an airport, say aeroporto; for a mountain pass, say passo, not porto.
- Common in place names and compounds: porto turistico, porto commerciale, porto d'armi.
- In speech, al porto means 'at the harbor'; nel porto stresses being inside the port area.