fortis

[ fawr-tis ]

/ ˈfɔr tɪs /

Phonetics

adjective

pronounced with considerable muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in a strong fricative or explosive sound. In stressed position (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, sh) and sometimes (h) are fortis in English as compared with (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh), which are lenis.Compare lenis.

noun, plural for·tes [fawr-teez]. /ˈfɔr tiz/.

a fortis consonant.

Origin of fortis

1905–10; <Latin: strong, powerful, firm

Words nearby fortis

fortified pa, fortified wine, fortify, Fortin barometer, Fort Irwin, fortis, fortissimo, fortition, fortitude, fortitudinous, Fort Jackson

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Example sentences from the Web for fortis

I further take Blank and Blanchard (hard, fortis) to be a nasalised form of the above, and to have the same meaning.
Surnames as a Science|Robert Ferguson
I have examined types or co-types in all cases except that of Ephydatia fortis, Weltner.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale
Fortis cadere, cedere non potest—A brave man may fall, but cannot yield.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
In March 1905, feeling himself no longer secure, he resigned, indicating Fortis as his successor.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1|Various

As long as fortis Etruria crevit, Fsul must always have held its own as a frontier post against the Ligurian foe.
Science in Arcady|Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for fortis

fortis

/ (ˈfɔːtɪs) phonetics /

adjective

(of a consonant) articulated with considerable muscular tension of the speech organs or with a great deal of breath pressure or plosion

noun plural -tes (-tiːz)

a consonant, such as English p or f, pronounced with considerable muscular force or breath pressure

Compare lenis

Word Origin for fortis

Latin: strong

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单词	fortis
释义	fortis [ fawr-tis ] / ˈfɔr tɪs / Phonetics adjective pronounced with considerable muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in a strong fricative or explosive sound. In stressed position (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, sh) and sometimes (h) are fortis in English as compared with (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh), which are lenis.Compare lenis. noun, plural for·tes [fawr-teez]. /ˈfɔr tiz/. a fortis consonant. Origin of fortis 1905–10; <Latin: strong, powerful, firm Words nearby fortis fortified pa, fortified wine, fortify, Fortin barometer, Fort Irwin, fortis, fortissimo, fortition, fortitude, fortitudinous, Fort Jackson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fortis I further take Blank and Blanchard (hard, fortis) to be a nasalised form of the above, and to have the same meaning. Surnames as a Science\|Robert Ferguson I have examined types or co-types in all cases except that of Ephydatia fortis, Weltner. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa\|Nelson Annandale Fortis cadere, cedere non potest—A brave man may fall, but cannot yield. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood In March 1905, feeling himself no longer secure, he resigned, indicating Fortis as his successor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1\|Various As long as fortis Etruria crevit, Fsul must always have held its own as a frontier post against the Ligurian foe. Science in Arcady\|Grant Allen British Dictionary definitions for fortis fortis / (ˈfɔːtɪs) phonetics / adjective (of a consonant) articulated with considerable muscular tension of the speech organs or with a great deal of breath pressure or plosion noun plural -tes (-tiːz) a consonant, such as English p or f, pronounced with considerable muscular force or breath pressure Compare lenis Word Origin for fortis Latin: strong Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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