contrafort

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Etymology

From contra +‎ fort. Calque of French contrefort.

Pronunciation

Noun

contrafort m (plural contraforts)

  1. buttress, counterfort
  2. (geomorphology) spur
  3. counter, heelcap (of footwear)

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French contrefort.

Noun

contrafort n (plural contraforturi)

  1. buttress

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative contrafort contrafortul contraforturi contraforturile
genitive-dative contrafort contrafortului contraforturi contraforturilor
vocative contrafortule contraforturilor