a fortiori

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ ˌfɔːɹtiˈɔːɹaɪ/, /ˌeɪ ˌfɔːɹtiˈɔːɹi/, /ˌɑː-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹˌaɪ/, /ˌeɪ ˌfoɹtiˈoɹˌaɪ/, /ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹi/, /ˌeɪ ˌfoɹtiˈoɹi/, /ˌɑ-/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹaɪ, -ɔːɹi === Adjective === a fortiori (comparative more a fortiori, superlative most a fortiori) (logic, rhetoric) With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim; even more so; all the more so; so much the more. === Adverb === a fortiori (comparative more a fortiori, superlative most a fortiori) (logic, rhetoric) With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== a posteriori a priori === References === == French == === Alternative forms === à fortiori (misspelling) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a fɔʁ.sjɔ.ʁi/ === Adverb === a fortiori (logic, rhetoric) a fortiori Synonym: à plus forte raison == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a(‿f).forˈt͡sjɔ.ri/, /a(‿f).forˈt͡sjo.ri/ Rhymes: -ɔri, -ori IPA(key): (proscribed) /a(‿f).forˈtjɔ.ri/, (proscribed) /a(‿f).forˈtjo.ri/ Hyphenation: a‧for‧tiò‧ri, a‧for‧tió‧ri === Adverb === a fortiori (logic, rhetoric) a fortiori Synonym: a maggior ragione === See also === === References === == Latin == === Etymology === Ellipsis of ā fortiōrī ratiōne (literally “from a stronger reason”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː fɔr.tiˈoː.riː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː for.t͡siˈɔː.ri] === Prepositional phrase === ā fortiōrī (Medieval Latin, logic, rhetoric) a fortiori == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑː.fɔrtɪˈoːrɪ/ Rhymes: -oːrɪ Hyphenation: a for‧ti‧o‧ri === Adverb === a fortiori (rhetoric, logic) a fortiori (with stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.) ==== Related terms ==== a posteriori (“a posteriori”) a priori (“a priori”) === References === “a_fortiori” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “a fortiori” in Store norske leksikon == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a for‧ti‧o‧ri === Adverb === a fortiori (logic, rhetoric) a fortiori === Further reading === “a fortiori”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “a fortiori”, in Dicionário infopédia das Locucões Latinas e Expressões Estrangeiras (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “a fortiori”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī. === Adverb === a fortiori (logic, rhetoric, dated, uncommon) a fortiori