User:Dmh/forte

Etymologies

 * 1) From French fort, strong, from Latin fortis, strong.
 * 2) From Italian forte, strong, also from Latin fortis, strong.

Pronunciations

 * IPA: (UK)/fɔt/ (US)/fɔɻt/
 * IPA: (UK)/fɔtˈeɪ/ (US)/fɔɻtˈeɪ/
 * IPA: (UK)/ˈfɔteɪ/ (US)/ˈfɔɻteɪ/

Noun
forte (plural, fortes)


 * 1) (etymology 1, pronunciation 1 or 2) A strength or talent
 * He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
 * 1) (etymology 1, pronunciation 1) The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
 * 2) (etymology 2, pronunciation 3) A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
 * This forte marks the climax of the second movement.

Adjective

 * 1) (music, etymology 2, pronuncation 3) Loud (abbreviated in musical notation with an f, unicode character 1D141)
 * This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.

Adverb

 * 1) (music, etymology 2, pronuncation 3) Loudly
 * The musicians played the passage forte.

Related terms

 * fortepiano
 * fortissimo
 * mezzo forte
 * pianoforte

Adjective
forte f


 * 1) female form of fort, powerful, strong

Adjective

 * 1) strong.