fortia

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Interlingua

Noun

fortia (plural fortias)

  1. strength

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally the neuter plural of fortis (strong, brave), taken from expressions such as fortia facta 'brave deeds'. Attested in works such as the Formulary of Marculf.[1]

Noun

fortia f (genitive fortiae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. force, violence

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fortia fortiae
Genitive fortiae fortiārum
Dative fortiae fortiīs
Accusative fortiam fortiās
Ablative fortiā fortiīs
Vocative fortia fortiae

Descendants

Adjective

fortia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of fortis

References

  1. ^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “fortia”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 447