User:Dmh/forte

English

Etymologies

1. From French fort, strong, from Latin fortis, strong.
2. From Italian forte, strong, also from Latin fortis, strong.

Pronunciations

1. IPA: (UK)/fɔt/ (US)/fɔɻt/
2. IPA: (UK)/fɔtˈeɪ/ (US)/fɔɻtˈeɪ/
3. IPA: (UK)/ˈfɔteɪ/ (US)/ˈfɔɻteɪ/

Noun

forte (plural, fortes)

1. (etymology 1, pronunciation 1 or 2) A strength or talent

   He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.

2. (etymology 1, pronunciation 1) The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
3. (etymology 2, pronunciation 3) A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.

   This forte marks the climax of the second movement.

Adjective

1. (music, etymology 2, pronuncation 3) Loud (abbreviated in musical notation with an f, unicode character 1D141)

   This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.

Adverb

1. (music, etymology 2, pronuncation 3) Loudly

   The musicians played the passage forte.

Translations

Bulgarian: форте

Related terms

• fortepiano
• fortissimo
• mezzo forte
• pianoforte

See also

• piano

French

Adjective

forte f

1. female form of fort, powerful, strong

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Italian

Adjective

1. strong.