fortitudo
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fortis (“strong, mighty”) + -tūdō
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /for.tiˈtuː.doː/, [fɔr.t̪ɪˈt̪uː.d̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /for.tiˈtu.do/, [fɔr.t̪iˈt̪uː.d̪ɔ]
Noun[edit]
fortitūdō f (genitive fortitūdinis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fortitūdō | fortitūdinēs |
| Genitive | fortitūdinis | fortitūdinum |
| Dative | fortitūdinī | fortitūdinibus |
| Accusative | fortitūdinem | fortitūdinēs |
| Ablative | fortitūdine | fortitūdinibus |
| Vocative | fortitūdō | fortitūdinēs |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: fortitude
- French: fortitude
- Portuguese: fortitude (borrowing), fortidão
- Spanish: fortitud (borrowing), fortitúdine, forcedumbre
References[edit]
- fortitudo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fortitudo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fortitudo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- fortitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette