fortiter

Latin

Etymology

From fortis (“strong, mighty”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.ti.ter/, [ˈfɔrt̪ɪt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.ti.ter/, [ˈfɔrt̪it̪er]

Adverb

fortiter (comparative fortius, superlative fortissimē)

1. strongly, powerfully
2. bravely, boldly

Related terms

• forticulus
• fortis
• fortitūdō

References

• “fortiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “fortiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fortiter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • a success; a glorious feat of arms: res fortiter feliciterque gesta
    
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)