FORTIS
- 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, th╠©, z, and z
- fortis consonant
- a consonant pronounced with relatively strong release of breath [n FORTES]
- a consonant produced with pressure [n FORTES]
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