Fort

See also: fort, fört, fořt, for't, and fort-

English

Proper noun

Fort

  1. A surname.

See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Het Fort in 1851-1855. Derived from fort (“fortress”). Originally the name of a farm.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Fört.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔrt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fort
  • Rhymes: -ɔrt
  • Homophone: fort

Proper noun

Fort n

  1. A village in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From French fort.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [foːɐ̯]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
  • Homophone: vor

Noun

Fort n (strong, genitive Forts, plural Forts)

  1. fort (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops)

Declension
Declension of Fort [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fort die Forts
genitive eines des Forts der Forts
dative einem dem Fort den Forts
accusative ein das Fort die Forts

Further reading
  • “Fort” in Duden online
  • “Fort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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