Portage-du-Fort
French
Etymology
Etymology uncertain. The municipality may have been named after a portage near a fort, but it is uncertain whether such a fort ever existed. Alternative hypotheses include a portage operated by a man named Dufort or an adaptation of an Algonquin term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʁ.taʒ.dy.fɔːʁ/
- Hyphenation: Portage-du-Fort
- Rhymes: -ɔːʁ
Proper noun
Portage-du-Fort f
- A village municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
Derived terms
- Portageur, Portageure