Related Searches
Nearby Words

fortis

 [fawr-tis]  

for·tis

   [fawr-tis] adjective, noun, plural -tes  [-teez] . Phonetics
adjective
1.
pronounced with considerable muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in a strong fricative or explosive sound. In stressed position (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, sh) and sometimes (h) are fortis in English as compared with (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh), which are lenis. Compare lenis.
noun
2.
a fortis consonant.

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Fortis is always a great word to know.
So is semivowel. Does it mean:
the degree of obstruction or the type of channel imposed upon the passage of air at a given place of articulation like stop, fricative, nasal, semivowel
a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant; (w) in wet or (y) in yet
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Origin:
1905–10; < Latin: strong, powerful, firm
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To fortis
Collins
World English Dictionary
fortis (ˈfɔːtɪs)
 
—adj
1.  (of a consonant) articulated with considerable muscular tension of the speech organs or with a great deal of breath pressure or plosion
 
—n , -tes
2.  a consonant, such as English p or f, pronounced with considerable muscular force or breath pressure
 
[Latin: strong]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know? FIND OUT