fortiori

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /forˈti.o.ri/, [fɔrˈt̪iɔrɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /forˈt͡si.o.ri/, [forˈt̪͡s̪iːori]

fortiōrī

1. dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of fortior

From Latin fortiōrī, dative of fortis (“strong, powerful”), from Proto-Italic *forktis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise; high, hill”).

• IPA^(key): /fɔrtɪˈoːrɪ/

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• Rhymes: -oːrɪ
• Hyphenation: for‧ti‧o‧ri

fortiori

1. Only used in a fortiori (“a fortiori”)