fortis

/ˈfɔːtɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɔːrtɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfȯr-təs/ (ame, mw)

fortis — adjective

  • fortispositive
  • more fortiscomparative
  • most fortissuperlative

1. in phonetics, used for a consonant spoken with stronger pressure and breath than

1.形容詞C1
釋義

in phonetics, used for a consonant spoken with stronger pressure and breath than a similar weaker sound.

例句

In class, Hugo learned that English /p/ is usually a fortis consonant.

fortis consonant in a teaching context

The lecturer asked Darius to compare fortis stops with their lenis partners.

fortis vs. lenis in consonant contrast

同義詞
  • strong

    plain-language description, not the technical phonetics label

  • tense

    partly overlaps in the idea of extra effort, but is more often used for vowels

反義詞
  • lenis

    the matching term for a consonant made with less force

文法句型

fortis + consonant

fortis + stop

用法筆記

Usually used for consonants in phonetics. For vowels, teachers more often use tense and lax instead of fortis and lenis.

常見錯誤

❌The English /iː/ vowel is fortis.
✅The English /iː/ vowel is tense.
💡fortis is mainly used for consonants, while tense is the usual term for vowels.