forte

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English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From French fort (strong), from Latin fortis (strong).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /fɔt/ or IPA: /fɔtˈeɪ/ or IPA: /ˈfɔteɪ/
  • (US) IPA: /fɔɻt/ or IPA: /fɔɻtˈeɪ/ or IPA: /ˈfɔɻteɪ/

Traditionally pronounced by purists with only one syllable (like fort), it comes from a French noun. Often confused in usage with forte, a two-syllable word coming from Italian. The two words are considered Heteronyms in written English only if the accent mark is dropped. Without the accent mark its proper pronunciation must be gleaned from context, often leading to mispronunciation.[1][2]

Noun [edit]

forte (plural fortes)

  1. A strength or talent.
    He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
  2. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Italian forte (strong).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

forte (plural fortes)

  1. A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
    This forte marks the climax of the second movement.

Adjective [edit]

Forte notation.

forte (comparative fortissimo, superlative fortississimo)

  1. (music) Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, {f.}, to indicate raising the volume of the music. (abbreviated in musical notation with an f, unicode character 1D191)
    This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.
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Adverb [edit]

forte (comparative fortissimo, superlative fortississimo)

  1. (music) loudly
    The musicians played the passage forte.
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References [edit]

  1. ^ The Vocabula Review
  2. ^ grammarerrors.com

Anagrams [edit]


Esperanto [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈforte/
  • Hyphenation: for‧te

Adverb [edit]

forte

  1. strongly

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French [edit]

Adjective [edit]

forte

  1. feminine form of fort

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Galician [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Portuguese forte, from Latin fortis (strong), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (fort).

Adjective [edit]

forte m and f (plural fortes)

  1. strong

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fortis, fortem. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (fort).

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

forte m and f (m and f plural forti)

  1. strong
  2. (linguistics) stressed
    vocali forti - stressed vowel

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Jèrriais [edit]

Adjective [edit]

forte f

  1. feminine form of fort

Latin [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From the ablative of fōrs (chance, luck).

Adverb [edit]

fōrte (not comparable)

  1. by chance, accidentally
  2. once, once upon a time
  3. perhaps, perchance, as luck would have it
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From fōrs.

Noun [edit]

fōrte

  1. ablative singular of fōrs

Etymology 3 [edit]

From fortis.

Adjective [edit]

forte

  1. nominative singular neuter of fortis
  2. accusative singular neuter of fortis

References [edit]

  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Old Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fortis (strong), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (fort).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈfɔɾ.te/

Adjective [edit]

forte m and f (plural fortes)

  1. strong; powerful (capable of producing great physical force)
  2. (of wind, water, etc.) strong; fast moving etc.
  3. (of a disease or symptom) strong; severe

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Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Portuguese forte, from Latin fortis (strong), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (fort).

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Adjective [edit]

forte m and f (plural fortes; comparable)

  1. Capable of producing great force; strong; forceful.
  2. Capable of withstanding great force; strong; durable.
  3. Highly stimulating to the senses; intense; extreme; strong.

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