portable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/, /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbl̩/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/, /ˈpɔɹtəbl̩/, [ˈpʰɔɹɾɪ̈bl̩] (India) IPA(key): /ˈpoː(r).ʈə.bɨl/ (non-rhotic) Homophone: potable Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təbəl Hyphenation: por‧ta‧ble === Adjective === portable (comparative more portable, superlative most portable) Able to be carried or easily moved. Synonyms: bearable, shiftable, transportable; see also Thesaurus:portable Able to be transferred from one organization to another. (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems. (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer. (obsolete) Bearable, endurable. Synonyms: abideable, livable, survivable; see also Thesaurus:tolerable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hand-held transportable === Noun === portable (plural portables) A portable building used for temporary purposes, particularly: Clipping of portable toilet. A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school. (computing) Clipping of portable computer. (video games) A hand-held video gaming device. ==== Synonyms ==== (facility for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:bathroom ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === tropable == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin portābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [purˈtab.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [porˈtab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [poɾˈta.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [porˈtab.ble] === Adjective === portable m or f (masculine and feminine plural portables) portable Synonym: portàtil ==== Related terms ==== portar === Further reading === “portable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “portable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “portable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “portable”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, porter +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔʁ.tabl/ === Adjective === portable (plural portables) portable ==== Derived terms ==== téléphone portable ordinateur portable ==== Related terms ==== portatif === Noun === portable m (plural portables) ellipsis of téléphone portable: mobile phone Synonyms: cell, cellulaire (Canada), mobile, natel (Switzerland), téléphone cellulaire (Canada), téléphone mobile, téléphone portable ellipsis of ordinateur portable: laptop Synonym: ordinateur portable m === Further reading === “portable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin portabilis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === portable m (feminine singular portabla, masculine plural portables, feminine plural portablas) portable ==== Related terms ==== portar === Further reading === Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[2], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 769 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin portābilis; equivalent to portar +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poɾˈtable/ [poɾˈt̪a.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: por‧ta‧ble === Adjective === portable m or f (masculine and feminine plural portables) portable Synonym: portátil ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “portable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025