Porsche
See also: porsche
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Porsche
- (automotive): The surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːʃ/, /ˈpɔː.ʃə/, /ˈpɔː.ʃi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹʃ/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃi/, /ˈpoɹ-/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃ, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃə, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃi
- Homophone: Portia (some accents)
Proper noun
Porsche (countable and uncountable, plural Porsches)
- (countable) A surname from German.
- (automotive) The German sports car manufacturer founded in 1931 and based in Stuttgart. Full name: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
Further reading
Porsche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
Porsche (plural Porsches)
- (automotive) A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.
- 2004, Gaby Triana, Backstage Pass, page 42
- Mom drives an Accord, which is quite a surprise if you think about it. I guess that says something about her response to fame. Anyone can drive a Porsche once they have the cash.
- 2005, William Braxton Irvine, On Desire: Why We Want What We Want, Oxford University Press,, →ISBN, page 26:
- a male undergoing a garden-variety mid-life crisis is disturbed not by his sexual appetites but by the lack of variety in his sexual partners. He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche.
- 2016, Sia and Chris Braide, “Unstoppable”, in This Is Acting, performed by Sia:
- I'm unstoppable / I'm a Porsche with no brakes / I'm invincible / Yeah, I win every single game
- 2018, “Girls Like You (Remix)”, in Red Pill Blues, performed by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B:
- I don't really want a white horse and carriage / I'm thinkin' more of white Porsches and karats
- 2004, Gaby Triana, Backstage Pass, page 42
Translations
surname
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car of this brand
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Anagrams
- Cophers, Porches, cophers, porches
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɔʁʃə]
Audio (file) Audio (file)
Noun
Porsche f (genitive Porsche, no plural)
- Archaic form of Porst.
Declension
Declension of Porsche [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Porsche |
| genitive | einer | der | Porsche |
| dative | einer | der | Porsche |
| accusative | eine | die | Porsche |
Proper noun
Porsche m (proper noun, strong, genitive Porsches)
- a surname, Porsche
Descendants
- English: Porsche
- Hungarian: Porsche
Hungarian
Etymology
From German Porsche, the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈporʃɛ]
- Hyphenation: Por‧sche
- Rhymes: -ʃɛ
Proper noun
Porsche
- Porsche (the German sports car manufacturer)
- Porsche (a car of this brand)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Porsche | Porschék |
| accusative | Porschét | Porschéket |
| dative | Porschének | Porschéknek |
| instrumental | Porschével | Porschékkel |
| causal-final | Porschéért | Porschékért |
| translative | Porschévé | Porschékké |
| terminative | Porschéig | Porschékig |
| essive-formal | Porscheként | Porschékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Porschében | Porschékben |
| superessive | Porschén | Porschéken |
| adessive | Porschénél | Porschéknél |
| illative | Porschébe | Porschékbe |
| sublative | Porschére | Porschékre |
| allative | Porschéhez | Porschékhez |
| elative | Porschéből | Porschékből |
| delative | Porschéről | Porschékről |
| ablative | Porschétől | Porschéktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Porschéé | Porschéké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Porschééi | Porschékéi |
| Possessive forms of Porsche | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Porschém | Porschéim |
| 2nd person sing. | Porschéd | Porschéid |
| 3rd person sing. | Porschéje | Porschéi |
| 1st person plural | Porschénk | Porschéink |
| 2nd person plural | Porschétek | Porschéitek |
| 3rd person plural | Porschéjük | Porschéik |
or
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Porsche | Porschék |
| accusative | Porschét | Porschékat |
| dative | Porschénak | Porschéknak |
| instrumental | Porschéval | Porschékkal |
| causal-final | Porschéért | Porschékért |
| translative | Porschévá | Porschékká |
| terminative | Porschéig | Porschékig |
| essive-formal | Porscheként | Porschékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Porschéban | Porschékban |
| superessive | Porschén | Porschékon |
| adessive | Porschénál | Porschéknál |
| illative | Porschéba | Porschékba |
| sublative | Porschéra | Porschékra |
| allative | Porschéhoz | Porschékhoz |
| elative | Porschéból | Porschékból |
| delative | Porschéról | Porschékról |
| ablative | Porschétól | Porschéktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Porschéé | Porschéké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Porschééi | Porschékéi |
| Possessive forms of Porsche | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Porschém | Porschéim |
| 2nd person sing. | Porschéd | Porschéid |
| 3rd person sing. | Porschéja | Porschéi |
| 1st person plural | Porschénk | Porschéink |
| 2nd person plural | Porschétok | Porschéitok |
| 3rd person plural | Porschéjuk | Porschéik |
Derived terms
- porschés