fortis

[fawr-tis]

adjective

1. pronounced with considerable muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in a strong fricative or explosive sound. In stressed position (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, sh) and sometimes (h) are fortis in English as compared with (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh), which are lenis.

noun

plural

fortes 

1. a fortis consonant.

fortis

/ ˈfɔːtɪs /

adjective

1. (of a consonant) articulated with considerable muscular tension of the speech organs or with a great deal of breath pressure or plosion

noun

1. a consonant, such as English p or f , pronounced with considerable muscular force or breath pressure

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortis¹

1905–10; < Latin: strong, powerful, firm

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortis¹

Latin: strong

Example Sentences

The approval allows IHH to raise its stake in Fortis to 57.2%, but Fortis’s current share price of INR980 is far above the initial proposed offer price of INR170, he says.

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IHH currently holds around 31% of Fortis, and its stake could rise to about 57% if the open offers are fully taken up, he notes.

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Based on the acquisition price and potential acceptance, total funding for the offers could reach up to 11.9 billion ringgit, assuming full takeup and a 30% premium to Fortis’s latest closing price.

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In the latest case, the parents admitted their 20-day-old baby to Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram in July.

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A second, eight-week randomised trial published in the Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders - conducted at Delhi's Fortis C-DOC with Indian Council of Medical Research funding - has reinforced the findings.

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