English

Proper noun

Fort

1. A surname​.

German

Etymology

From French fort

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [foːɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
• Homophone: vor

Noun

Fort n ‎(genitive Forts, plural Forts)

1. fort (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops)

Declension

English

Noun

fort ‎(plural forts)

1. A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
2. Any permanent army post.

Related terms

• fortress
• fortification
• hold the fort

Translations

Anagrams

• frot

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin fortis ‎(“strong”).

Adjective

fort m ‎(feminine forta, masculine plural forts, feminine plural fortes)

1. strong (forceful, powerful)
2. strong (durable, resistant)
3. strong (potent, having a high degree of intensity)

Related terms

• força
• forçar

Adverb

fort

1. strongly

Noun

fort m ‎(plural forts, feminine forta)

1. A strong person.
2. strength (the strongest part of something)
3. A fort or other defensive construction.

Interjection

fort

1. Expressing approval of a punishment or misfortune suffered by another.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔrt

Noun

fort n ‎(plural forten, diminutive fortje n)

1. castle

Anagrams

• trof

French

Etymology

From Latin fortis ‎(“strong”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‎(“fort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ/

Adjective

fort m ‎(feminine singular forte, masculine plural forts, feminine plural fortes)

1. strong; powerful

   Arnie est fort.‎ ― Arnie is strong.

   hommes forts‎ ― strong men

2. (informal) skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects)

   Je suis fort en anglais‎ ― I am good at English

Synonyms

• ferme
• grand
• gros
• robuste

Antonyms

• faible

Adverb

fort

1. strongly
2. much, a lot
   • 2001, Le Funambule, page 141, ISBN 2870952465

     Alors on ferme les yeux, on a fort envie de quelque chose et on se l'offre.

     So we close our eyes, we really fancy something and we're going to take it.

3. (when preceding an adjective) very (the adjective)

Related terms

• fortement
• fortifier

Noun

fort m ‎(plural forts)

1. A fort

Related terms

• forteresse
• fortification

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vort, Old High German forth, Proto-Germanic *furþa-, compare English forth, Dutch voort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɔɐ̯t]

Adverb

fort

1. away
2. gone
3. going on, continuing

Derived terms

• fortkommen
• in einem fort

Related terms

• Fortschritt

Middle French

Adjective

fort m ‎(feminine singular forte, masculine plural fors, feminine plural fortes)

1. strong

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

Adjective

fort m

1. strong

Derived terms

• fortement ‎(“strongly”)

Noun

fort m ‎(plural forts)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey, military, etc.) fort

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vort

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuʈ/

Adverb

fort ‎(comparative fortere, superlative fortest)

1. fast, quick (adverb), quickly

References

• “fort” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /furt/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

fort ‎(indefinite singular fort, definite singular and plural forte, comparative fortare, indefinite superlative fortast, definite superlative fortaste)

1. quick

Synonyms

• snøgg

Antonyms

• treg
• sakte

Adverb

fort

1. quickly

Synonyms

• snøgt

Antonyms

• tregt
• sakte

Etymology 2

From French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrt/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

fort n ‎(definite singular fortet, indefinite plural fort, definite plural forta)

1. fortress

Derived terms

• kystfort

References

• “fort” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

Latin fortis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrt/
• Rhymes: -ɔrt

Adjective

fort m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular fort or forte)

1. strong
   • late 12th century, anonymous, La Folie de Tristan d'Oxford, page 354 (of the Champion Classiques edition of Le Roman de Tristan, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4), lines 67-70:

     La nef ert fort e belle e grande,
     bone cum cele k'ert markande.
     De plusurs mers chargee esteit,
     en Engleterre curre devait.

     The ship was strong and beautiful and big,
     good like a merchant's ship
     loaded with lots of different type of merchandise
     ready to set sail to England.

Declension

Adverb

fort

1. strongly

Related terms

• force
• forment
• forteresce

Old Irish

Pronoun

fort

1. 2nd person singular of for

   on you

Descendants

• Irish: ort
• Manx: ort
• Scottish Gaelic: ort

Polish

fort

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin fortis.

Pronunciation

Noun

fort m inan

1. fortress (fortified place)

Declension

Synonyms

• barbakan
• koszary
• twierdza

Related terms

• fortyfikacja

Swedish

Etymology 1

Attested since 1609 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok, from Middle Low German fort ‎(“away, further, forward”), which is used adverbially (forts) with the same meaning in Low German. Related to för ("fore"), före, ("before") and forsla ("transport; carry; haul").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʊrt/

Adverb

fort

1. quickly/quick, fast

See also

• fart
• fort-
• forta
• fortkörning
• snabbt

Etymology 2

Attested since 1651 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok. From French fort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrt/

Noun

fort n

1. a fort

Declension

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.

Related terms

• fortifiera
• fortifikation