portcullis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/ (UK)
- /pɔɹtˈkʌl.ɪs/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre.
Meanings
- A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
- (historical) An old English coin from the reign of Elizabeth I, minted for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the picture of a portcullis on the reverse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| portculles | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| portcluse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| portcullisses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| porte-cullis | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| port cullis | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| portclose | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| port-cullis | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| portculis | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| portcullises | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| portecullis | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| percullice | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| portculleis | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| portscullis | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
| portculli | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
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Translations (26)
tr asma kapı (gate in the form of a grating) · fr herse (gate in the form of a grating) · ru порт-кули́с (gate in the form of a grating) · cs padací mříž (gate in the form of a grating) · uk герса (gate in the form of a grating) · de Fallgatter (gate in the form of a grating) · hu hullórostély (gate in the form of a grating) · tr tarla sürgüsü (gate in the form of a grating) · ru ге́рса (gate in the form of a grating) · eo herso (gate in the form of a grating) · it inferriata (gate in the form of a grating) · nl valpoort (gate in the form of a grating) · ka გისოსებიანი კარიბჭე (gate in the form of a grating) · sv fällgaller (gate in the form of a grating) · be ге́рса (gate in the form of a grating) · th ประตูชัก (gate in the form of a grating) · pt rastrilho (gate in the form of a grating) · nl valhek (gate in the form of a grating) · pt grade levadiça (gate in the form of a grating) · fi laskuportti (gate in the form of a grating) · es rastrillo (gate in the form of a grating) · he שער מתרומם (gate in the form of a grating) · da faldgitter (gate in the form of a grating) · sl dvižna vrata (gate in the form of a grating) · pl brona (gate in the form of a grating) · it saracinesca (gate in the form of a grating)