fortalecer
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom fortal(eza) + -ecer, from Old Occitan fortalessa.
Verb
editfortalecer (first-person singular present fortalezo, first-person singular preterite fortalecín, past participle fortalecido)
fortalecer (first-person singular present fortaleço, first-person singular preterite fortalecim or fortaleci, past participle fortalecido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to fortify, strengthen
Conjugation
edit1Less recommended.
Derived terms
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editFrom fortal(eza) + -ecer, from Old Occitan fortalessa.
Pronunciation
edit
Verb
editfortalecer (first-person singular present fortaleço, first-person singular preterite fortaleci, past participle fortalecido)
- to strengthen, fortify
- Synonyms: fortificar, robustecer
Conjugation
editDerived terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editFrom fortal(eza) + -ecer, from Old Occitan fortalessa.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /foɾtaleˈθeɾ/ [foɾ.t̪a.leˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /foɾtaleˈseɾ/ [foɾ.t̪a.leˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: for‧ta‧le‧cer
Verb
editfortalecer (first-person singular present fortalezco, first-person singular preterite fortalecí, past participle fortalecido)
- (transitive) to fortify, strengthen
Conjugation
editThese forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “fortalecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- Galician terms suffixed with -ecer
- Galician terms derived from Old Occitan
- Galician lemmas
- Galician verbs
- Galician verbs ending in -er
- Galician verbs with c-z alternation
- Galician verbs with c-ç alternation
- Galician transitive verbs
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ecer
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Occitan
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 5-syllable words
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese verbs
- Portuguese verbs ending in -er
- Portuguese verbs with c-ç alternation
- Spanish terms suffixed with -ecer
- Spanish terms derived from Old Occitan
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾ
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾ/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish verbs
- Spanish verbs ending in -er
- Spanish verbs with c-zc alternation
- Spanish transitive verbs