fort

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /fɔɹt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔːt/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /fo(ː)ɹt/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /foət/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Homophones: forte (one pronunciation); fought (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger) === Noun === fort (plural forts) A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. Any permanent army post. (historical) An outlying trading-station, as in British North America. A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games. Synonym: den ==== Synonyms ==== (fortified defensive structure): bastion, bulwark, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fortification, fortress, foxhole, keep, motte and bailey, rampart, redoubt, stronghold (permanent army post): air base, armory, arsenal, base, camp, headquarters, supply depot, watchtower ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fortress fortification hold the fort ==== Descendants ==== Sranan Tongo: foto Aukan: foto Saramaccan: fóto ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fort (third-person singular simple present forts, present participle forting, simple past and past participle forted) To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt. Synonym: fort up === See also === fort-da === Anagrams === TofR, frot == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin fortem (“strong”), from Old Latin forctis, fortis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɔrt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɔɾt] Rhymes: -ɔɾt === Adjective === fort (feminine forta, masculine plural forts, feminine plural fortes) strong (forceful, powerful) Antonyms: feble, dèbil strong (durable, resistant) strong (potent, having a high degree of intensity) ==== Derived terms ==== caixa forta enfortir fortament fortesa interacció forta ==== Related terms ==== força forçar fortalesa === Adverb === fort strongly === Noun === fort m (plural forts, feminine forta, feminine plural fortes) a strong person strength (the strongest part of something) a fort or other defensive construction === Interjection === fort expresses approval of a punishment or misfortune suffered by another === Further reading === “fort”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fort”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fort” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fort” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Noun === fort n (singular definite fortet, plural indefinite forter) fort === References === “fort” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From French fort === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔrt/ Hyphenation: fort Rhymes: -ɔrt Homophone: Fort === Noun === fort n (plural forten, diminutive fortje n) castle fort ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: fort Skepi Creole Dutch: fort → Kwinti: foto → Papiamentu: fòrti, forti → Sranan Tongo: foto → Kari'na: fo`to → Lokono: forto → Trió: poto === Anagrams === trof == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French fort, from Latin fortem (“strong”), from Old Latin forctis, fortis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔːʁ/ Rhymes: -ɔʁ === Adjective === fort (feminine forte, masculine plural forts, feminine plural fortes) strong; powerful Arnie est fort. ― Arnie is strong. hommes forts ― strong men (intransitive) (informal) skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects) [with en] Je suis fort en anglais ― I am good at English who can count on [with de] fort d'une solide expérience ― based on solid experience ==== Synonyms ==== ferme grand gros robuste ==== Antonyms ==== faible ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === fort strongly much, a lot (intensifier, when preceding certain adjectives and adverbs) very Je lui parle fort souvent. ― I speak with her very often. ==== Usage notes ==== As an intensifying adverb in the sense of very, fort is synonymous but not always interchangeable with très and the similarly limited bien. ==== Derived terms ==== avoir fort à faire ==== Related terms ==== force fortement fortifier renforcer === Noun === fort m (plural forts) a fort ==== Related terms ==== forteresse fortification === Further reading === “fort”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vort, Old High German forth, Proto-West Germanic *forþ, compare English forth, Dutch voort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɔɐ̯t] === Adverb === fort away gone going on, continuing ==== Derived terms ==== fortkommen in einem fort usf. ==== Related terms ==== Fortbildung, Fortgang, Fortlaufen, Fortschritt, Fortzug === Further reading === “fort” in Duden online “fort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Lombard == === Etymology === Akin to Italian forte and French fort, from Latin fortis. === Adjective === fort strong == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German vort, from Old High German forth, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɔʀt] === Adverb === fort away, gone wäit fort far away == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French fort. === Adjective === fort m (feminine singular forte, masculine plural fors, feminine plural fortes) strong ==== Descendants ==== → English: fort French: fort == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French fort, from Latin fortis. === Adjective === fort m strong ==== Derived terms ==== fortement (“strongly”) === Noun === fort m (plural forts) (Jersey, Guernsey, military, etc.) fort == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fuʈ/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German vort. ==== Adverb ==== fort (comparative fortere, superlative fortest) fast, quick (adverb), quickly === Etymology 2 === From French fort. ==== Noun ==== fort n (definite singular fortet, indefinite plural fort or forter, definite plural forta or fortene) (military) a fort === References === “fort” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German vort. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /furt/ ==== Adjective ==== fort (indefinite singular fort, definite singular and plural forte, comparative fortare, indefinite superlative fortast, definite superlative fortaste) quick ===== Synonyms ===== snøgg ===== Antonyms ===== treg sakte ==== Adverb ==== fort quickly ===== Synonyms ===== snøgt ===== Antonyms ===== tregt sakte === Etymology 2 === From French fort. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /fɔrt/ ==== Noun ==== fort n (definite singular fortet, indefinite plural fort, definite plural forta) fortress ===== Derived terms ===== kystfort === References === “fort” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Dutch == === Adverb === fort away ==== References ==== Altniederfränkischer Psalm 18 == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin fortis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔɾt/ Rhymes: -ɔrt === Adjective === fort m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fort or forte) strong ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === fort strongly ==== Related terms ==== force forment forteresce ==== Descendants ==== → English: fort Middle French: fort French: fort == Old Irish == === Pronoun === fort second-person singular of for on you ==== Descendants ==== Irish: ort Manx: ort Scottish Gaelic: ort == Polish == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔrt Syllabification: fort === Etymology 1 === Perhaps borrowed from German Fort or French fort. ==== Noun ==== fort m inan (military) fort, fortress (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops) Synonyms: barbakan, koszary, twierdza ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from German fort. ==== Interjection ==== fort (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) away! (leave from here!) Synonym: precz ==== Adverb ==== fort (not comparable) (Wieleń, Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Łowicz) synonym of ciągle === Further reading === fort in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN fort in Polish dictionaries at PWN Antoni Krasnowolski (1879), “fort”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 302 Oskar Kolberg (1877), “fort”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 33 Marzena Kozanecka-Zwierz, Magdalena Bartosiewicz, Renata Marciniak-Firadza, editors (2014), “fort”, in Gwara – Księżaków "język ojczysty" Dziedzictwo regionu łowickiego (in Polish), Łowicz: Muzeum w Łowiczu, →ISBN, page 29 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fort. === Noun === fort n (plural forturi) fort, fortification ==== Declension ==== ==== Further reading ==== “fort”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Attested since 1609 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok, from Middle Low German fôrt (“away, further, forward”), which is used adverbially (forts) with the same meaning in Low German, from Middle Low German fort, from Old Saxon forth. Related to för (“fore”), före (“before”) and forsla (“transport, carry, haul”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfʊʈ/ ==== Adverb ==== fort (comparative fortare, superlative fortast) quickly/quick, fast Synonym: snabbt ===== Related terms ===== fart fort- forta fortkörning === Etymology 2 === Attested since 1651 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok. From French fort. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfɔʈ/ ==== Noun ==== fort n a fort ===== Usage notes ===== Permanent (stone) fortifications in Europe are called fästning, while fort (and skans) is used for less permanent (earth and wood) structures and for forts in America. ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== fortifiera fortifikation === References === fort in Svensk ordbok (SO) fort in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) fort in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)