"fortis" meaning in English

See fortis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)tɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fortis.wav
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and forte. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|fortis|t=strong}} Learned borrowing from Latin fortis (“strong”), {{dbt|en|fort|forte}} Doublet of fort and forte Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fortis (not comparable)
  1. (phonetics, of a consonant) Strongly articulated, hence voiceless. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Phonetics Synonyms: tense
    Sense id: en-fortis-en-adj-uBe~1Peo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)tɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fortis.wav Forms: fortes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and forte. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|fortis|t=strong}} Learned borrowing from Latin fortis (“strong”), {{dbt|en|fort|forte}} Doublet of fort and forte Head templates: {{en-noun|fortes}} fortis (plural fortes)
  1. (phonetics) A fortis consonant. Categories (topical): Phonetics Derived forms: pre-fortis Related terms: aqua fortis
    Sense id: en-fortis-en-noun-yCIcx-rW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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