No. 4,802 in Dutch
fortis
"Fortis" refers to a strongly articulated consonant sound.
In a sentence
Mijn uitspraak van de 's' is fortis in sommige woorden.
My pronunciation of the 's' is strong in some words.
The word 'fortis' is used to describe a strong articulation of a consonant in phonetics.
Het fortis beleid van het bedrijf leidde tot positieve veranderingen.
The determined policy of the company led to positive changes.
The word 'fortis' metaphorically describes something strong or determined.
De term 'fortis' wordt in linguïstiek gebruikt om strakke spraakgeluiden aan te duiden.
The term 'fortis' is used in linguistics to denote tense speech sounds.
Here, 'fortis' specifically refers to the linguistic concept of tense or strong consonants.
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