"forte" meaning in Italian

See forte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔr.te/ Forms: forti [plural], fortissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔrte Etymology: From Latin fortem, from Old Latin forctis, fortis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|fortis|fortem}} Latin fortem, {{inh|it|itc-ola|forctis}} Old Latin forctis, {{der|it|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-||to rise, high, hill}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”) Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=fortissimo}} forte m or f by sense (plural forti, superlative fortissimo)
  1. strong Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-forte-it-adj-7aFc5INK
  2. (linguistics) stressed Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, stressed
    Sense id: en-forte-it-adj-4CuKjwCY Categories (other): Linguistics, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 58 14 25 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: robusto Related terms: fortemente, fortezza, fortificare, forza

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔr.te/ Forms: forti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔrte Etymology: From Latin fortem, from Old Latin forctis, fortis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|fortis|fortem}} Latin fortem, {{inh|it|itc-ola|forctis}} Old Latin forctis, {{der|it|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-||to rise, high, hill}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} forte m (plural forti)
  1. fort, fortress Tags: masculine Synonyms: fortezza, fortilizio, fortino, bicocca, piazzaforte, roccaforte, ridotta
    Sense id: en-forte-it-noun-zIFMFpDE
  2. a strength or talent Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-forte-it-noun-lXXThCgF

Inflected forms

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