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See also: Fortaleza
Galician[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese fortaleza (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Provençal and Old Occitan fortalessa or Old French forteresce, from Late Latin fortalitia (“fortress”), from Latin fortis (“strong”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fortaleza f (plural fortalezas)
- fortress
- 1325, Ermelindo Portela Silva, editor, La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV, Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 399:
- Et mando a meu ffillo Martin affonsi en melloramento sobre os outros ffillos por rrazon do terço a mina casa forte de Peteellos eno alto e eno baixo con seu cural e con suas ffortalezas commo esta
- I devise to my son Martín Afonso, as a betterment over the rest of my children, a third of my stronghold of Petelos, up and down, with its yard and with its fortresses, as it is now
- strength; resilience; fortitude
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “fortaleza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- "fortaleza" in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “fortaleza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “fortaleza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “fortaleza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
fortaleza
- inflection of fortalecer:
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese fortaleza, from Provençal and Old Occitan fortalessa, from Late Latin fortalitia (“fortress”), from Latin fortis (“strong”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fortaleza f (plural fortalezas)
- fortress; fortification; stronghold (a large place built to withstand attacks)
- Synonyms: fortificação, forte
- (figurative) bulwark; stronghold (something that offers protection, especially in a psychological sense)
- Synonym: baluarte
- fortitude; inner strength (emotional strength in the face of adversity)
- strength (the quality of being physically strong)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Provençal and Old Occitan fortalessa, from Late Latin fortalitia (“fortress”), from Latin fortis (“strong”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /foɾtaˈleθa/ [foɾ.t̪aˈle.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /foɾtaˈlesa/ [foɾ.t̪aˈle.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: for‧ta‧le‧za
Noun[edit]
fortaleza f (plural fortalezas)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “fortaleza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eθa
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