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fortites

fortites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fortite.

Meaning of fortite

Verb

fortite (third-person singular simple present fortites, present participle fortiting, simple past and past participle fortited)

  1. (uncommon) To fortify; to undergo, or cause to undergo, fortition.
    • Fortited sound /t/ /k/
      If a verb root beginning with /d/ or /g/ is reduplicated, the initial sound in the base form of the verb is fortited. For example , the verb root /gita/ 'look at' is reduplicated to the left[…]2010, Cynthia Schneider, A Grammar of Abma: A Language of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu

Questions about fortites

What is fortites the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fortites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fortite.

Words near fortites in the dictionary

  1. fortississimi
  2. fortississimo
  3. fortississimos
  4. fortite
  5. fortited
  6. fortites
  7. fortiting
  8. fortition
  9. fortitions
  10. fortitude
  11. fortitudes

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