forteresse

See also: fortéresse

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French forteresce, from Medieval Latin. Morphologically, from fort (“strong”) +‎ -eresse (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛs

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

forteresse f (plural forteresses)

1. fortress

Further reading

• “forteresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

Old French forteresce, from Medieval Latin

Noun

forteresse f (plural forteresses)

1. fortress