poterna

Borrowed from French poterne, from Old French posterne, from Late Latin posterula, diminutive of posterus.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [puˈtɛr.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [poˈtɛr.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [poˈtɛɾ.na]

poterna f (plural poternes)

1. postern (gate and passageway)

• posterior

• “poterna”, 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

Borrowed from French poterne.

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈtɛr.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛrna
• Syllabification: po‧ter‧na

poterna f

1. (historical) postern (subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks)

   Synonym: potajnik

• “poterna”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

poterna f (plural poternas)

1. postern

• “poterna”, 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