fortia

== Interlingua == === Noun === fortia (plural fortias) strength == Latin == === Alternative forms === forcia === Etymology === Originally the neuter plural of fortis (“strong, brave”), taken from expressions such as fortia facta 'brave deeds'. Attested in works such as the Formulary of Marculf. === Noun === fortia f (genitive fortiae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin) force, violence ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === Adjective === fortia nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of fortis === References === "fortia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “fŏrtia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 728