forteca

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-?

Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ-

Proto-Italic *forktis

Old Latin forctis

Latin fortis

Italian forte

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -iader.

Latin -itia

Italian -ezza

Italian fortezzabor.

Polish forteca

Borrowed from Italian fortezza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrˈtɛ.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt͡sa
• Syllabification: for‧te‧ca

Noun

forteca f

1. fortress

   Synonyms: twierdza, warownia

Declension

Declension of forteca

	singular	plural
nominative	forteca	fortece
genitive	fortecy	fortec
dative	fortecy	fortecom
accusative	fortecę	fortece
instrumental	fortecą	fortecami
locative	fortecy	fortecach
vocative	forteco	fortece

Derived terms

adjective

• forteczny

Further reading

• “forteca”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “forteca”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)