fortel

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vorteil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: for‧tel

Noun

fortel m inan

  1. skill
  2. trick
    V karty hrál ne vždy poctivě, znaje mnoho rozličných fortelů a fint.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Further reading

  • fortel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • fortel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • fortel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Faroese

Verb

fortel

  1. singular imperative of fortelja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

fortel

  1. inflection of fortelja:
    1. present
    2. imperative

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German vorteil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.tɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtɛl
  • Syllabification: for‧tel

Noun

fortel m inan

  1. clever deception, deceit, trick, ploy

Declension

Further reading

  • fortel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fortel in Polish dictionaries at PWN