forte
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From French fort (“strong”), from Latin fortis (“strong”).[1]
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːteɪ/, /ˈfɔːti/, /fɔːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹteɪ/, /ˈfɔɹti/, /fɔɹt/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t
NounEdit
forte (plural fortes)
- A strength or talent.
- He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
- The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
Usage notesEdit
Traditionally, forte (“strength, talent”) was a one-syllable word, like its French etymon. Perhaps due to confusion with forte (“loudly”), a two-syllable pronunciation also came into common use.[1]
SynonymsEdit
- See Thesaurus:forte
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Etymology 2Edit
From Italian forte (“strong”).[1]
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔː.teɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.teɪ/[1]
AdjectiveEdit
forte (comparative fortissimo, superlative fortississimo)
- (music) Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)
- This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.
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AdverbEdit
forte (comparative fortissimo, superlative fortississimo)
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NounEdit
forte (plural fortes)
- A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
- This forte marks the climax of the second movement.
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EsperantoEdit
FrenchEdit
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
AdjectiveEdit
forte m, f (plural fortes)
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin fortis, fortem. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
forte m (invariable)
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AdjectiveEdit
forte (masculine and feminine plural forti)
- strong
- (linguistics) stressed
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vocali forti ― stressed vowel
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LatinEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From the ablative of fōrs (“chance, luck”).
AdverbEdit
fōrte (not comparable)
- by chance, accidentally
- once, once upon a time
- perhaps, perchance,
- as luck would have it
- as it (just so) happens/happened
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Etymology 2Edit
From fōrs.
NounEdit
fōrte
Etymology 3Edit
From fortis.
AdjectiveEdit
forte
- nominative singular neuter of fortis
- vocative singular neuter of fortis
- accusative singular neuter of fortis
ReferencesEdit
- forte in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- forte in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- forte in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- forte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) quite accidentally, fortuitously: temere et fortuito; forte (et) temere
- (ambiguous) quite accidentally, fortuitously: temere et fortuito; forte (et) temere
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
NormanEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Old PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin fortis (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
forte m, f (plural fortes)
- strong; powerful (capable of producing great physical force)
- (of wind, water, etc.) strong; fast moving etc.
- (of a disease or symptom) strong; severe
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PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
forte m (plural fortes)
- strength (pronounced quality), strong suit
- fortress
AdjectiveEdit
forte m, f (plural fortes, comparable)
- capable of producing great force; strong; forceful
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O homem forte levantou o carro.
- The strong man lifted the car.
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- capable of withstanding great force; strong; durable
- highly stimulating to the senses; intense; extreme; strong
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Senti um cheiro muito forte.
- I smelled a very strong odor.
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- (euphemistic) fat
InflectionEdit
singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
positive | forte | forte | fortes | fortes |
comparative | mais forte | mais forte | mais fortes | mais fortes |
superlative | o mais forte fortíssimo |
a mais forte fortíssima |
os mais fortes fortíssimos |
as mais fortes fortíssimas |
augmentative | fortão | fortona | fortões | fortonas |
diminutive | fortinho | fortinha | fortinhos | fortinhas |