name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Porsche
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːʃ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː.ʃə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː.ʃi/
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General-American: /ˈpɔɹʃ/
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General-American: /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/
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General-American: /ˈpɔɹ.ʃi/
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General-American: /ˈpoɹ-/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃ
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃə
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃi
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homophone: Portia (some accents)
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CMU ARPABET: P AO1 R SH AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: P AO1 R SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
The German sports car manufacturer founded in 1931 and based in Stuttgart. Full name: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Porsche * (automotive): The surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 波爾舍 /波尔舍 (Bō'ěrshè) — surname
- German: Porsche — surname
- Polish: Porsche — surname
- Arabic: بُورْش (burš) — car of this brand
- Arabic: پورشه (pōrša) — car of this brand
- Arabic: بُورْش (bōrš) — car of this brand
- Bulgarian: По́рше (Pórše) — car of this brand
- Chinese Mandarin: 保時捷 /保时捷 (Bǎoshíjié) — car of this brand
- Georgian: პორშე (ṗorše) — car of this brand
- German: Porsche — car of this brand
- Hindi: पॉर्श (pŏrś) — car of this brand
- Japanese: ポルシェ (Porushe) — car of this brand
- Korean: 포르쉐 (Poreuswe) — car of this brand
- Marathi: पोर्श (porśa) — car of this brand
- Marathi: पोर्शे (porśe) — car of this brand
- Polish: porsche — car of this brand
- Russian: По́рше (Pórše) — car of this brand
- Zhuang: Baujsizcez — car of this brand
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