fortia
Interlingua
Noun
fortia (plural fortias)
Latin
Alternative forms
- forcia
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)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fortia | fortiae |
| genitive | fortiae | fortiārum |
| dative | fortiae | fortiīs |
| accusative | fortiam | fortiās |
| ablative | fortiā | fortiīs |
| vocative | fortia | fortiae |
Descendants
Adjective
fortia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of fortis
References
- "fortia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “fŏrtia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 728
- ^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “fortia”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 447