fortitudo

Latin

Etymology

From fortis (“strong, mighty”) +‎ -tūdō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /for.tiˈtuː.doː/, [fɔr.t̪ɪˈt̪uː.d̪oː]

Noun

fortitūdō f (genitive fortitūdinis); third declension

1. strength, force
2. fortitude, resolve
3. bravery, courage, valor

Declension

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

• forticulus
• fortis
• fortiter

Descendants

• English: fortitude
• French: fortitude
• Portuguese: fortitude (borrowing), fortidão
• Spanish: fortitud (borrowing), fortitúdine, forcedumbre

References

• 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