fortaleza

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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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

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /foɾtaˈleθa/ [foɾ.t̪aˈle.θɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /foɾtaˈlesa/ [foɾ.t̪aˈle.sɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: for‧ta‧le‧za

Noun

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fortaleza f (plural fortalezas)

  1. 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
  2. strength; resilience; fortitude
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References

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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fortaleza

  1. inflection of fortalecer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese fortaleza, from Provençal and Old Occitan fortalessa, from Late Latin fortalitia (fortress), from Latin fortis (strong).

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Noun

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fortaleza f (plural fortalezas)

  1. fortress; fortification; stronghold (a large place built to withstand attacks)
    Synonyms: fortificação, forte
  2. (figurative) bulwark; stronghold (something that offers protection, especially in a psychological sense)
    Synonym: baluarte
  3. fortitude; inner strength (emotional strength in the face of adversity)
    Synonyms: força, firmeza
  4. strength (the quality of being physically strong)
    Synonyms: força, (slang) muque

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Provençal and Old Occitan fortalessa, from Late Latin fortalitia (fortress), from Latin fortis (strong).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /foɾtaˈleθa/ [foɾ.t̪aˈle.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /foɾtaˈlesa/ [foɾ.t̪aˈle.sa]
  • Rhymes: -eθa
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: for‧ta‧le‧za

Noun

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fortaleza f (plural fortalezas)

  1. fortress
  2. fortitude
    Synonym: fortitud (archaic)
  3. strength
    Synonym: fuerza
  4. firmness
    Synonym: firmeza
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Further reading

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