Catalan

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Etymology

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From contra +‎ fort. Calque of French contrefort.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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contrafort m (plural contraforts)

  1. buttress, counterfort
  2. (geomorphology) spur
  3. counter, heelcap (of footwear)

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French contrefort.

Noun

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contrafort n (plural contraforturi)

  1. buttress

Declension

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