Phonet. articulated with much muscle tension and, usually, with strong aspiration, as initial (p) and (t) in English
Origin of fortis
L, strong: see fort a fortis sound
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fortis
adjective
Articulated with relatively strong pressure of the airstream below the glottis, as in English (p) and (t) compared with (b) and (d).
noun
A fortis consonant.
Origin of fortis
Latin strong ; see fort .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
From Latin fortis (“strong”).
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