forta

forta f (plural fortes)

1. female equivalent of fort

forta f

1. feminine singular of fort

Common Romance, ultimately from Latin fortis. Compare French fort, Portuguese and Italian forte, Spanish fuerte, Romanian foarte, English force, forte (“strength or talent”, noun).

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• IPA^(key): [ˈforta]
• Rhymes: -orta
• Hyphenation: for‧ta

forta (accusative singular fortan, plural fortaj, accusative plural fortajn)

1. strong (capable of exerting force or power)
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta‎:

     Amo estas forta, sed mono pli forta.

     Love is strong, but money is stronger.

   Antonyms: febla, malforta

• forti
• forto
• reforti

From Esperanto forta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈforta/

forta

1. strong

   Antonyms: debila, febla, frajila, laxa

• fortene

forta n

1. definite plural of fort

forta n pl

1. definite plural of fort

From fort (“fast, speedily”).

forta (present fortar, preterite fortade, supine fortat, imperative forta)

1. (reflexive, of a clock) go too fast, ahead of true time

   få en väggpendyl att forta sig ― make a pendulum clock go faster

   Antonym: dra (sig)

2. (reflexive, colloquial) hurry

   Nu skall jag forta mig igenom flest möjliga bloggar. ― Now I will hurry through as many blogs as possible.

   Synonym: skynda

   Antonym: sakta (sig)

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