Porsche

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Porsche, the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːʃ/, /ˈpɔːʃ.ə/, /ˈpɔːʃ.i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹʃ/, /ˈpɔɹʃ.ə/, /ˈpɔɹʃ.i/
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Proper noun

Porsche

  1. The German sports car manufacturer founded in 1931 and based in Stuttgart. Full name: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.

Further reading

Noun

Porsche (plural Porsches)

  1. 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.

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔʁʃə]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Porsche m (genitive Porsches)

  1. A surname.

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Porsche, the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈporʃɛ]
  • Hyphenation: Por‧sche

Proper noun

Porsche

  1. Porsche (the German sports car manufacturer)
  2. 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
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
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
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