User:Dmh/forte2

Etymology
(Unless noted) from Italian forte, strong, from Latin fortis, strong.

Pronunciation
(Unless noted) IPA: (UK)/ˈfɔteɪ/ (US)/ˈfɔɻteɪ/

Noun
forte (plural, fortes)


 * 1) (music) A passage to be played loudly; a loud section.
 * This forte marks the climax of the second movement.

Noun
forte (plural, fortes) Etymology: from French fort, strong, from Latin fortis, strong. Pronunciation: IPA: (UK) /fɔt/ or /fɔtˈeɪ/; (US) /fɔɻt/ or /fɔɻtˈeɪ/


 * 1) A strength or talent
 * He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.

Noun
forte (plural, fortes) Etymology: from French fort, strong, from Latin fortis, strong. Pronunciation: IPA: (UK) /fɔt/; (US) /fɔɻt/


 * 1) The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

Adjective

 * 1) (music) 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) 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.