fortov

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish forta, fortæ (“space around a horse”), the same word as forte. A compound of for- and Old Norse tá n (“path”), from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą. Cf. Finnish tanhua (“stockyard”), which was borrowed from Proto-Norse or Proto-Germanic. The noun itself is derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“tough”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɒːˌtˢɒw], [ˈfɒːˌtˢɔw] === Noun === fortov n (singular definite fortovet, plural indefinite fortove) pavement (UK), sidewalk (US) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fortov” in Den Danske Ordbog